Sayyaf luring recruits, releases guidelines for jihadists

 From the Mindanao Examiner (Aug 12, 2021): Sayyaf luring recruits, releases guidelines for jihadists

THE SITE Intelligence Group reported that an Abu Sayyaf-linked account has called for new fighters and provided guidelines for aspiring jihadists and promoting the pursuit of “martyrdom.”

A screenshot of the account also shows this warning “As long as we are alive, kuffar is our enemy.” Kuffar or Kafir is an Arabic term which refers to a person who disbelieves in God or denies the authority of God. It is often translated as infidel, unbeliever, nonbeliever or pagan.

The report, released August 12, is only accessible to members of the SITE Intelligence Group, an American non-governmental organization that tracks online activity of white supremacist and jihadist organizations. It was previously known as the Search for International Terrorist Entities Institute.

Philippine authorities could not confirm the report, but said an alleged Abu Sayyaf member was captured by the police on August 12 in the village of Santa Catalina in Zamboanga City, adding, a hand grenade and a .38-caliber revolver and ammunition were seized from the 19-year old suspect.

The SITE Intelligence Group has previously reported ISIS attacks in the Philippines and among them were the twin suicide bombings of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Sulu province in January 2019 that killed and wounded dozens of soldiers and civilians. And also the suicide attack of a Moroccan ISIS soldier Abu Katheer al Maghribi in Lamitan City in Basilan province in July 2018 that killed at least a dozen soldiers manning a roadblock. (Mindanao Examiner)

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