Abu Sayyaf meaning

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Abu Sayyaf (noun): a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping.

Definition of Abu Sayyaf

  1. a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping
    • In 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and beheaded one of the American captives

    Synonyms: Bearer of the Sword

    Type of: terrorist organization

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