One of the photographs that military intelligence sources provided InterAksyon.com, comparing the alleged Filipino jihadist ISIS member (right) with a known Abu Sayyaf member.
The alleged Filipino jihadist named by the British tabloid Daily Mail as a member of the Islamic State group (also known as ISIS) is actually Indonesian, a military intelligence officer told InterAksyon.com.
The jihadist was shown in a video among other ISIS fighters wearing brown camouflage uniforms beheading more than a dozen captured Syrian pilots.
"There was already a report coming from our counterparts in Indonesia confirming that the jihadist was indeed Indonesian,” said the officer who requested anonymity because he is not authorized to speak on the matter.
“I'm not at liberty to divulge his name," he added.
Other intelligence sources also provided InterAksyon.com pictures of some members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) who look like the Indonesian jihadist.
The ASG members, however, did not match the “facial frame” of the jihadist.
"We are always on red alert when it comes to terrorism threat in our country, especially the ISIS phenomenon. There are some groups who expressed support to ISIS such as the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and Abu Sayyaf Group pero hanggang doon na lamang sila (but that’s as far as they go)," said the officer said.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/99640/exclusive--pinoy-isis-jihadist-is-indonesian-says-military
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