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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 (302 words)

	Encyclopedia topic: Basilan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Basilan is an island province (The proper sphere or extent of your activities) of the Philippines (A republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946) located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (additional info and facts about Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) (ARMM).
		Basilan is the northernmost among the major islands of the Sulu Archipelago (additional info and facts about Sulu Archipelago).
		Basilan is subdivided into 6 municipalities (additional info and facts about municipalities) and 1 city (A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/basilan.htm (210 words)

	FORUM ONLINE -- Popular na Pahayag ng Malayang Komunidad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Basilan, which in recent years has been tagged as “the kidnapping capital of the Philippines”, is now a war zone, dubbed by the Western media as the “second front in the war against terrorism next to Afghanistan.” A total of 160 U.S. Special Operations Forces have been committed to Basilan since last February, 2002.
		Basilan, including the capital city of Isabela, is like a no-man’s land by 8pm as if it was telling us, “Don’t go out, for it is at your own risk”.
		The underlings of the Basilan governor had also been seen leading a march of demonstrators who claimed that they were victims of Abu Sayyaf atrocities, and that it should be the bandits who should be investigated for human rights violations.
	www.up.edu.ph /forum/2002/Apr02/basilan.html (2692 words)

	News Summaries on Selected Topics: War in Mindanao,
		Basilan Gov. Wahab Akbar said Moro National Liberation Front members, militiamen and barangay tanods were being utilized in the rescue attempt.
		Reports from Basilan last night said the government has lost seven men, but their names were not available.
		The Abu Sayyaf, which is holding 33 civilian hostages in Basilan, is fighting for the establishment of an Islamic state in Mindanao.
	www.philsol.nl /news/00/MindaWar2-apr00.htm (4633 words)

	PHNO: Headline News Philippines
		Basilan crisis committee spokesman Chris Puno told newsmen the assault on the rebels was the best possible move, perhaps the only option left for the government.
		Basilan provincial spokesman Hader Glang said at least 20 Abu Sayyaf rebels were seized and executed by pro-government militiamen in separate incidents in the towns of Sumisip, Lantawan, Maluso and Isabela.
		Americans have been cautioned against traveling to Basilan and were urged to take extra precautions.
	www.newsflash.org /2000/04/hl/hl012061.htm (1070 words)

	H-Net* war is deceive
		Reports likewise claim that at least thirty nine (39) heads of cow and eighteen (18) carabao, twenty three (23) goats and undetermined numbers of small animals were reported taken away by the army operating unit, a civilian resident declared.
		Earlier, the military issued pronouncement claiming that the ambushed was a handiwork of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), who take advantage of the situation due to the on going investigation by the Congress Lower House on the alleged connivance between the military and ASG in connection with the Lamitan incident of June 2, 2001.
		Sumisip, Basilan (August 25, 2001) — One element of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) killed and another one got injured when operatives of army’s 103rd Brigade assaulted the latter positions at Barangays Pamatsakin, and Irilly, Sumisip, Basilan on Wednesday morning August 22, 2001.
	www.mail-archive.com /hizb@hizbi.net/msg29000.html (704 words)

	Bulatlat.com
		In Sumisip town alone, seven barangays are currently experiencing massive displacement.
		Central Sumisip, for example, were ordered to evacuate their homes on August 22.
		Abdurahman Ampao, Sumisip municipal secretary for seven years, said the present massive militarization is the first in Basilan's history.
	www.bulatlat.com /archive/033basilan.html (1463 words)

	AMORE: News Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Residents of three remote villages in Tapiantana Island, Sumisip, Basilan gets a boost in its income generating activity after they participated in a skills training on mat weaving which is as livelihood support effort of the Alliance for Mindanao Off-grid Renewable Energy (AMORE) program.
		The said remote villages were among the areas in Basilan energized by AMORE harnessing solar energy to bring light and electricity to at least 30 homes in the target villages.
		The ARMM is composed of Marawi City and the provinces of Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.
	www.amore.org.ph /archives/March04.html (1869 words)

	Lantawan and Sumisip, Basilan after the Abu Sayyaf: Restoring faith in governance by restoring the town halls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		LANTAWAN, Basilan -- On top of a hill overlooking a former landing strip for military helicopters, Teresita Romerol and her classmates were busy preparing for the coming provincial sports meet scheduled end of this month here.
		In the town of Sumisip, 50 kilometers south of Isabela City, Basilan’s capital, local government employees in crisp uniforms make their way to their newly renovated municipal hall.
		Sumisip’s main agricultural base lies in three land estates formerly owned by former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, multinational company Sime Darby and a local landlord.
	www.mindanews.com /2004/02/14nws-basilan.html (1007 words)

	Citemar 6: JANJALANI: We Had Him Before! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The 2MBde was successful in rescuing Engineer Bonifacio and his two (2) assistants who were earlier abducted by the ASG in Tumahubong, Sumisip, Basilan, and were later brought to Jolo where these bandits find sanctuary.
		The three (3) were interrogated, which was originally and purportedly conducted in order to buy time and keep them at bay at 2MBde Headquarters (and later at the Jolo Provincial Jail), in the hope of drawing the ASG into rescuing their comrades.
		Instead, his attitude and focus gradually transformed the ASG as it lost its ideological direction and subsequently deteriorated into nothing more than a band of brigands who are contented with the ransom money they receive from their victims.
	www.philippinemarinecorps.mil.ph /c6_janjalani.html (1365 words)

	Sibat.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		A site visit in December 2003 by members of the RE team consisted of ocular surveys of five prospective sites in Sumisip, Basilan, with these two emerging as worthy of further study.
		The survey work will be conducted by the team during the first two weeks of February, with the report to be submitted by March 12th 2004.
		Basilan has been severely affected in recent decades by fighting amongst the rebel groups, and initiatives such as electrification of rural communities aim to provide opportunities for the impoverished province to raise income, one step towards development and peace.
	www.sibat.org /gonews.php?id=25 (171 words)

	Kukui Roadhouse: 09/15/99 Philippine Kidnappings
		Men armed with rifles seized the captives Tuesday in the coastal village of Upper Cabenbeng in Basilan province.
		The victims were abducted from the Cabebeng Elementary School in Basilan.
		The victims are reportedly being kept in the group's hideout in Sumisip, Basilan.
	www.mahk.com /sc5684.htm (495 words)

	Sun.Star Zamboanga - Girl rescued from 'kidnappers'
		ARMY soldiers from the 18th Infantry Battalion rescued a 14-year-old girl from the clutches of her captors, who are suspected Abu Sayyaf kidnapers, Friday at Barangay Baiwas, Sumisip, Basilan.
		When army troops scoured the out-lying village of Baiwas in search of the girl, they stumbled on the hideout of the kidnapers, who, upon sensing the troop's arrival, made their hasty escape and left the girl behind in their abandoned safe house.
		The girl identified her abductors as Hasim Alias Sakasmar, Konori Lumbalan alias Missle, and Hajim Bariliu, who the military suspected were members of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap band in the area.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/zam/2004/07/03/news/girl.rescued.from.kidnappers..html (300 words)

	Bulatlat.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		TIPO-TIPO, BASILAN --- In an exclusive interview with Bulatlat.com, the chairman of the MILF Basilan Regional Command criticized the AFP for deploying 12 AFP battalions in Basilan and harassing suspected MILF mass bases in the guise of running after the ASG.
		Sapantun claimed that during the AFP operation last August 22 which resulted in the evacuation of several communities in Sumisip town, an MILF camp called Camp Samir was overrun by AFP troops for the first time since it was established in the 1970s during the time of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).
		Sapantun further cited the Sumisip board resolution requesting the military to conduct military operations in Sumisip to prevent the MILF camp from expanding like Camp Abu Bakkar in Maguindanao.
	www.bulatlat.com /archive/033milf.html (387 words)

	Teodosio bats for extension of Balikatan to finish infra projects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Emmanuel Teodosio, Filipino director of the RP-US Balikatan 2002 joint military exercise, said this afternoon he is recommending the extension of the controversial military exercise which is scheduled to end on July 15.
		The Seabees and their Marine security escorts arrived in Basilan last month to construct roads, airports and piers in the island province.
		Teodosio said the projects were being delayed by the early arrival of the monsoon season in Basilan and the shortage of gravel, aggregates and other raw materials.
	www.mindanews.com /2002/05/3rd/bkn12extend.html (331 words)

	Gulfnews: Abu Sabaya escapes to Jolo
		Notorious Abu Sayyaf leader Abu Sabaya and several of his followers have escaped a tight military cordon in Basilan and fled to the island of Jolo, in the southern Philippines, said a source.
		Sabaya is understood to have left them behind in Basilan, in the hands of Abu Sayyaf commanders, Bacal and Sahinon Ispilon, the brothers of rebel leader Isnilon Hapilon in central Sumisip town, Basilan, said the same source.
		Bacal has been planning to invite foreign television journalists to interview them and the hostages in exchange for 20 bags of rice and unspecified amount of money as payment for 'right of safe passage' to their jungle hideout in Basilan, the source said.
	search.gulfnews.com /articles/02/02/14/41122.html (241 words)

	ABU SAYYAF'S NO. 4 MAN CAPTURED
		Benedict Hernale, leader of the government troops that intercepted the group, said the terrorists left Basilan only a few hours before they were found at around 9:30 p.m.
		Yacub admitted participating in the bandit raid on Lamitan, Basilan on June 2 when they stormed a church-hospital compound, released some of their 21 hostages and seized five hospital staff members, including Yap.
		Yacub said his group was already planning to surrender to the government and claimed they even sent an emissary to Basilan Rep. Gerry Salapuddin to persuade him to include them in a group of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) guerrillas who were to surrender to the government.
	www.newsflash.org /2002/04/hl/hl015648.htm (884 words)

	Basilan - Unipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Basilan \| Lanao del Sur \| Maguindanao \| Sulu \| Tawi-Tawi
		Civil affairs: a weapon of peace on Basilan Island.
		The Yakans of Basilan Island: Another unknown and exotic tribe of the Philippines
	www.unipedia.info /Basilan.html (342 words)

	Kabalu confirms hostages' stay in MILF camp - May 10, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Gracia had written that their stay in an MILF camp proved to be the least stressful.
		He confirmed that one of their field commanders, Amir Mingkong, based in Erelei Sumisip had earlier been accused of conniving with the Abu Sayyaf under Kadaffy Janjalani's leadership.
		He admitted though that other field commanders reported to him that Mingkong, in his personal capacity, "for maybe humanitarian or monetary reasons, or because one or two of the Abu Sayyaf were his relatives, accommodated the request of the Abu Sayyaf to stay briefly at their camp in Sumisip.
	www.inq7.net /nat/2003/may/10/nat_7-1.htm (236 words)

	Abu Sayyaf’s Links To Police, Military Traced (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The public only got to know about the group’s activities by the occasional news that a teacher or a Chinese businessman in Western Mindanao had been kidnapped and that the police and the military were certain the Abu Sayyaf had been behind it.
		This after Basilan congressman Gerry Salapuddin -- who was tasked initially to negotiate the release of the hostages, 18 of whom actually went down the mountain with him -- inexplicably threw up his hands and walked away from the crisis.
		For a while, the Abu Sayyaf was respected in the Muslim community, particularly in Basilan, owing largely to the young Janjalani’s fiery charisma (he would have been 37 by now).
	www.bulatlat.com /archive/016abu_caloy.htm (1542 words)

	News Summaries on Selected Topics, Mindanao Conflict, August 2001
		Star, 08/19/2001 BASILAN, COTABATO QUESTION INCLUSION IN ARMM: Residents are questioning government pronouncements that Cotabato City and Basilan have voted to be included in an expanded Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
		In Basilan, former Gov. Alvin Dans said he will question before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) the result of the plebiscite in four towns.
		Arroyo said: "Marawi City, the province of Basilan and possibly Cotabato City have voted to join the expanded Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao." Jose Joson, Comelec assistant director for operations, said yesterday initial results showed about 70 percent of votes cast in Basilan favored joining the ARMM.
	www.philsol.nl /news/01/MindaWar15-aug01.htm (8514 words)

	Armed Forces of the Philippines
		ASG membership are scattered in the provinces of Basilan, Sulu, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, General Santos and Sarangani.
		This method was reflected in the twin kidnappings of some 80 students, teachers and a priest in Basilan on 20 Mar. Then on 23 Apr, 21 tourists composed mostly of foreigners were abducted in Sipadan Island, near Sabah and were subsequently turned over to the ASG members based in Sulu.
		Rescue operations are still being pursued, even as government negotiators painstakingly explore possibilities on the release of the remaining hostages in Sulu and Basilan.
	afp-cmo.tripod.com /articles-1999/2000-06-30-mindanao-report.html (4750 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - World
		The Abu Sayyaf group said two male hostages were slightly wounded in the fighting as ground troops pounded its main camp on Mount Punoh Mahajid in the hinterlands of Sumisip town, Basilan province, 915 km south of Manila.
		Earlier, about 1,500 soldiers, backed by artillery, rocket-firing helicopter gunships and navy gunboats, were taking part in the rescue operation in a thickly forested mountain on Basilan, 900 km south of Manila, the military said.
		Fighting was taking place on the lower slopes of Mount Punu Mahabje, 4 km from the main camp of the fundamentalist Abu Sayyaf guerrillas, were the hostages, mainly schoolchildren, were being held.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2000/20000424/world.htm (2531 words)

	Jolo, Recipes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		ZAMBOANGA CITY--The Abu Sayyaf killed 13 soldiers and mutilated some of the corpses in an ambush in Basilan where the military has been pursuing Moro extremists to rescue hostages seized last March, the Agence France Presse reported yesterday, quoting military officials, survivors and doctors here.
		The casualties were airlifted to the provincial hospital here just as President Estrada flew into this southern city to pin medals on soldiers wounded in previous clashes with the Abu Sayyaf.
		Also yesterday, a ranking military official identified the two headless bodies found Saturday in a shallow grave inside the Abu Sayyaf's Camp Abdurazzak in Sumisip, Basilan, as those of teachers Dante Uban and Nelson Enriquez.
	www.waltokon.com /Jolo44.html (560 words)

	Another country? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Even the usually hysterical Manila-centered media reported the group’s warning for purposes of record, and not necessarily because they thought the hostage-takers were serious (some papers, though, gave the Abu Sayyaf the media mileage it was craving and headlined the threat as a accomplished fact).
		One reason the Abu Sayyaf was able to elude the Scout Rangers who were approaching Camp Abdurajak in Sumisip, Basilan, on Tuesday was the media’s too detailed and careless reports on the military operations.
		While gunshots rang in Mindanao, Vice President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was holding a press conference Wednesday, saying she had been contacted by the Abu Sayyaf, whose leaders agreed to release their 17 child-hostages in Basilan only if GMA would be the one to receive them right in the terrorists’ lair.
	www.cyberdyaryo.com /inthenews/int2000_0505.htm (2128 words)

	Pirates attack Basilan coastal village (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Bensali Jabarani, Basilan police director, said the incident took place around 7 a.m.
		Jabarani disclosed that they have yet to identify the pirates and who is leading the group.
		The same group of heavily armed pirates are also being blamed for the piracy cases in the Basilan Strait and in the Sulu Sea.
	www.mindanews.com /2003/08/01nws-pirates.html (242 words)

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