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	Basilan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Basilan is the northernmost among the major islands of the Sulu Archipelago.
		Basilan figured prominently in international news as one of the strongholds of the Islamic terrorist group, the Abu Sayyaf.
		Basilan used to be part of Western Mindanao (the former name of Zamboanga Peninsula), but in a recent plebiscite the residents of Basilan opted to join ARMM, with the exception of Isabela City.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basilan (184 words)

	The Yakans Of Basilan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Basilan at present suffers from water shortage because of unabated illegal logging, which according to statistics destroys Basilan's forest reserves at the rate of 2,000 ha annually.
		Basilan's nearness to Borneo led to the theory that the Yakan originated from the Dyak, but it is safe to say that Basilan's history is related to that of the Sulu archipelago.
		The Japanese Occupation of Basilan was rather uneventful; it barely disturbed Yakan society, except in terms of Japanese demand for food for their military machinery.
	www.geocities.com /udis79 (4007 words)

	B A S I L A N: The Next Afghanistan? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Basilan is so endowed with natural resources that no less than four colonial powers — the Spanish, the Dutch, the French, and the Americans — set their desiring eyes on it over the course of four centuries.
		Basilan, as a historian described it, is "a netherworld intermittently lit by the fires of war between families, between tribes, between natives and colonialists, and between people and government."
		The members of the international peace mission went to Basilan alarmed by reports that its citizens were being subjected to military abuses and afraid that the presence of American troops would further heighten the tension and escalate the conflict in the region.
	www.bwf.org /pamayanan/peacemission.html (14018 words)

	AllRefer.com - Basilan (Philippines Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		It is closely associated with the city of Zamboanga on Mindanao island, just across the 10-mi (16-km) wide Basilan Strait.
		With neighboring islets, Basilan forms the Basilan island group.
		The inhabitants are chiefly Muslim, and the island has been the scene of fighting between government troops and Muslim rebels.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Basilan.html (192 words)

	REPORT FROM BASILAN
		Haring and her sister-in-law came to Basilan's capital, Isabela City, last week to meet delegates from the Philippines House of Representatives who visited the island to hold hearings on human rights violations by the security forces.
		Basilan, poor, Muslim, and for 30 years a violent and forgotten corner of the world, has now become a second front for the US international war on terrorism.
		Their return is highly popular in elite circles in Basilan, where the governor told us they would be welcome to stay as long they want, have a nuclear base or even take over Basilan as a new province of the US.
	www.focusweb.org /publications/2002/report-from-basilan.html (647 words)

	The Provincial Profile of Basilan
		During the 17th century, Lamitan in Basilan was a stronghold of Kudarat, Sultan of Maguindanao.
		The island of Basilan is inhabited by the Yakans, who are said to be of Papuan descent.
		Basilan also has myriad natural attractions consisting of a surrounding coastline of white sand beaches, pristine waters, and coral formations, waterfalls and historical sites.
	www.geocities.com /lppsec/pp/basilan.htm (1052 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Basilan: Before. After. After That?
		Basilan leaders greet Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz as he arrives on the embattled island in the Philippines.
		Basilan after: that is, after the arrival of U.S. troops who've been training and assisting Philippine military forces striving against the terrorists.
		At its heart is the idea that the people of Basilan had to see that the government in Manila was effective and could see to their needs.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Jun2002/n06042002_200206044.html (1702 words)

	Basilan on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Débarquement des soldats américains à Basilan Plus de 300 soldats américains du génie sont arrivés samedi sur l'île de Bas.
		Une vieille femme vote lundi sur l'île de Basilan Le lent comptage des voix a commencé lundi aux Philippines après des éle.
		Une vieille femme vote lundi sur l'île de Basilan Le lent comptage des bulletins de vote a commencé lundi aux Philippines.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/Basilan.asp (538 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| SPECIAL REPORT> Balikatan to buy some respite for Basilan
		In 1991, the ASG kidnapped the heir of a Basilan transportation and coconut magnate, five-year-old Anthony Biel, and a Claretian priest in the town of Isabela, capital of Basilan.
		tc "In 1991, the ASG kidnapped the heir of a Basilan transportation and coconut magnate, five-year-old Anthony Biel, and a Claretian priest in the town of Isabela, capital of Basilan.
		Basilan’s rugged terrain, the disposition of enemy forces, give high odds to Americans being dragged into clashes.
	www.manilatimes.net /others/special/2002/feb/15/20020215spe1.html (2519 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| SPECIAL REPORT> Basilan: A powderkeg of confusion
		As in any guerrilla war, soldiers in Basilan are fighting a largely unknown enemy.
		Basilan Crisis Management Committee spokesman, Chris Puno, says it’s useless to pin the blame on any party.
		Basilan mayors early this week threatened yesterday to boycott “Gentle Wind,” the social development component of the joint RP-US Balikatan war games here.
	www.manilatimes.net /others/special/2002/feb/16/20020216spe1.html (2969 words)

	basilan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		For the past few centuries, Mindanao, where Basilan is located, has carved a history and nurtured an identity that is markedly different from the rest of the country.[1] It is the only predominantly Muslim region in the Philippines, Asia’s largest Christian country.
		In Basilan, while 71% of the population are Muslims, Christians own 75% of the land and the ethnic Chinese control 75% of the trade.[7]
		A total of seven Philippine army combat battalions are now stationed all over the island: the 10th Infantry Battalion in Lantawan, the 1st Scout Ranger Battalion and 55th Infantry Battalion in Isabela City, the 32nd Infantry Battalion in Tipo-tipo, the 18th Infantry Battalion in Lamitan, and two Philippine Marine Battalions in Maluso.
	aloran.netfirms.com /basilan.htm (14448 words)

	BASILAN: The Next Afghanistan?
		Fearing that what befell Afghanistan will now happen to Basilan, a group of scholars, parliamentarians, civil society leaders, and human rights activists coming from 10 countries were constituted to form a 15-member international peace mission.
		From March 23 to 27, the mission went around Basilan, Zamboanga City, and Cotabato City to look into allegations of human rights violations committed by the Philippine military and to assess the impact of the US’ involvement on the unresolved separatist struggle in the area.
		Because of the Philippine government’s adamant refusal to acknowledge the human rights violations committed by the military and its obstinate endorsement of the military solution, a more concerted and more focused international mediation is urgent and necessary.
	www.cpcabrisbane.org /Kasama/2002/V16n2/Basilan1.htm (443 words)

	Kukui Roadhouse: 03/20/2000 Basilan Hostage Situation
		Muslim extremist rebels attacked an army outpost and two high schools in Basilan Monday, wounding two soldiers and seizing at least 31 students, six teachers and a Catholic priest.
		Mercado said the 15 hostages were freed when government troops discovered them as they were being moved across a stream by their captors.
		They are on the run and they have split their hostages into three to facilitate their movements.
	www.mahk.com /sc5810.htm (752 words)

	Official Website of the Provincial Government of Basilan
		The Jesuit missionary formally evangelized Basilan in 1664.
		Although the assault did not materialize, the stations in Zamboanga and Basilan were not restored until their occupation in 1718.
		The people of Basilan have their first Municipal President in January 1899, but it was a short-lived one.
	www.basilan.gov.ph /invasion.html (693 words)

	Don't let Abu escapees leave Basilan, President orders - Apr. 13, 2004
		She said the Abu Sayyaf fugitives posed a threat not only to the witnesses against them in court, including the wives of the hostages the brutal group had beheaded, but to the whole Basilan community.
		Colonel Raymundo Ferrer, Army brigade commander, said in Isabela City that the military had already "established a sea blockade to ensure that the fugitives will not slip out the province." He did not say how many ships were involved in the operation to cordon off the tadpole-shaped island with an area of 1,370 square km.
		The military said earlier it had warned Basilan jail officials of a plot by the Abu Sayyaf suspects to escape and asked them to reinforce the prison security.
	www.inq7.net /nat/2004/apr/13/nat_2-1.htm (465 words)

	THE HOSTAGE CRISIS IN BASILAN
		Earlier, two groups of U.S. military advisers made preliminary visits to this city and the nearby Basilan island to scout for sites to be used for training Filipino elite troops going after the Abu Sayyaf, which the U.S. government had identified as linked to terrorist suspect Osama Bin Laden.
		About 30 US Special Forces aboard giant military helicopters flew into known Abu Sayyaf territory in Basilan purportedly to train and assist local troops involved in the pursuit of the elusive Abu Sayyaf and the rescue of the three remaining hostages still in the hands of the kidnappers.
		Filipina nurse Ediborah Yap was taken hostage much later and kidnapped separately when the Abu Sayaff raided the Municipal hospital of Lamitan in Basilan.
	www.angelfire.com /journal2/nbondoc/hostage_crisis_in_basilan.htm (700 words)

	Will the Outcome be Vietnam or Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The bombs, electronic equipment, and delivery vehicles that are being earmarked for the Basilan campaign are just as important, if not more so, than the human resources in the form of Special Forces teams on the ground.
		Basilan is not Afghanistan, where the Taliban forces were politically and geographically separated from the people.
		If you want to see where this will lead to, where Basilan will be in a few months time, you only have to look at Afghanistan, where tribal chaos has replaced central authority, the economy is totally shattered, crime and opium growing are spreading, and social and political disintegration is the order of the day.
	www.cyberdyaryo.com /opinion/op2002_0201_01.htm (719 words)

	Sun.Star Breaking News: 2 Sayyaf men nabbed in Basilan (3:57 p.m.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A military dossier said Kasim was a follower of slain Abu Sayyaf leader Hamsiraji Salih, who was implicated in the killing of two kidnapped US citizens Guillermo Sobero and Martin Burham in 2002.
		Another militant was captured in the village of Landang Gua in Sacol Island near Basilan after a firefight with soldiers.
		Filipino authorities have blamed the Abu Sayyaf for the spate of killings and bombings in the country with the latest attack last month on a ferry in Basilan island that killed three people and wounded three dozens more.
	feeds.philippinesnews.net /?rid=438b11b472998fc5&... (471 words)

	Basilan -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Basilan island lies 5 miles (8 km) off the southern tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula of Mindanao, across the Basilan Strait.
		It is a busy port strategically located on the southwestern tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula, on Basilan Strait and sheltered by Basilan Island.
		Located between the Sulu Sea to the northwest and the Celebes Sea to the southeast, the province stretches southwestward from Basilan Island south of the tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula toward the Tawitawi island group and Borneo; it consists of approximately 3,000 scattered and somewhat isolated islands and islets.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9013617?tocId=9013617 (446 words)

	GN Online: Seabees to complete $5m projects in Basilan by August
		The various projects are aimed at restoring security and stability in Mindanao, particularly the island of Basilan, where the Abu Sayyaf are waging separatist war and engaging in kidnap-for-ransom activities.
		With their technical expertise, sophisticated weapons and equipment, they have contributed a lot in providing their gadgets to the Armed Forces of the Philippines in running after the elusive Abu Sayyaf group.
		But the government of Philippines also used the opportunity to bring development to Basilan by asking the U.S. to build roads and to improve the local infrastructure there.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=55820 (319 words)

	BURNHAM COUPLE STILL IN BASILAN - AFP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Earlier reports coming out of Basilan said the Burnhams and Yap are now in the hands of Mujib Susukan, one of the commanders of the Abu Sayyaf band in Sulu.
		Servando said government troops continue to scour the jungles of Basilan for the Abu Sayyaf gunmen whom they encountered in Lamitan town on Good Friday.
		The soldiers believe that the Abu Sayyaf gunmen they had fought were holding the Burnhams and Yap because they had found the hostages’ personal belongings at the scene, Servando added.
	www.newsflash.org /2002/03/ht/ht002423.htm (236 words)

	Military Protects Basilan Water Vs Sayyaf Attack
		THE military yesterday beefed up security in all water sources in Basilan after confirming intelligence reports that the Abu Sayyaf had planned to poison the island’s water supply.
		Terramae, however, said Balikatan participants still "on the right track" as there are trainings being conducted in battalion levels in Basilan.
		In a telephone interview, Col. Alexander Aleo, commander of Army’s 103rd Brigade which is based in Basilan said government troops are securing the water reservoirs in Isabela City, Lamitan and Maluso towns.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/658041/posts (361 words)

	53 prisoners bolt out of Basilan jail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Chief Supt. Servando Hizon, Police Regional Office 9 director, said that reports reaching his office disclosed that the jailguards were feeding the detainees when the incident happened about 11 a.m.
		Isnaji Bantala, chief of the Philippine National Police in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), said in Cotabato City that the inmates carted away an M-203 grenade launcher, one M-16 Armalite rifle, and a homemade shotgun from the jail's stock room.
		Reymundo Ferrer, the highest military commander in Basilan, said that three jailguards were wounded as the detainees bolted out and fought with the guards.
	www.mindanews.com /2004/04/10nws-escape.html (292 words)

	TNI Publications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Basilan is the site of intensified military operations against the Abu Sayyaf, a kidnap-for-ransom bandit group, according to some, or an extremist Islamic movement linked to Osama bin Laden, according to the US.
		Because of these circumstances, Basilan has been called in the main-stream media as the “second front” in the US' war against terrorism.
		The Philippine Military does not need to be trained by the United States.
	www.tni.org /reports/asia/basilan.htm (467 words)

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