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U.S. pays $1 million reward to Filipino informers

MANILA, Philippines - Three Filipinos receive reward money totaling $1 million at a ceremony in the grounds of a hospital in Basilan for helping authorities track down and kill a senior leader of the Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf group. Two men and a woman wear black caps, long-sleeved white shirts, gloves, sunglasses and stockings over their faces to conceal their identities.

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340 U.S. troops from Okinawa arrive in Philippines

ISABELA, Philippines - A fresh batch of 340 U.S. troops arrives in Isabela on Basilan Island in the southern Philippines on April 20 to help the Philippine military fight the Muslim rebel group Abu Sayyaf. The troops, mostly naval engineers from a U.S. military base in Okinawa, Japan, will begin building roads and other vital infrastructure on the island on April 23.

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U.S. special forces arrive in southern Philippines

BASILAN, Philippines - The first batch of U.S. Special Action Forces troops arrive in the southern Philippine island of Basilan on Feb. 17 to take part in joint counterterrorism exercises with Filipino troops. Basilan is the stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf rebels, a Muslim rebel group.

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Mideast terrorists train Muslim rebels in S. Philippines

BASILAN, Philippines - Baser Hajan, a former member of the Abu Sayyaf rebel group, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Basilan on Feb. 1. Hajan said Middle East radicals are training Abu Sayyaf rebels in the forested mountains in Basilan, Philippines' southwestern island province.

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Anti-Taliban opposition to hold mid-Nov. talks in north

SHERKAT, Afghanistan - Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a key figure of Afghanistan's anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Sherkat, northern Afghanistan, on Nov. 6, 2001. He said that Afghan groups opposed to Taliban rule plan to hold working talks as early as mid-November in Sherkat to discuss a post-Taliban interim government framework and other related matters.

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Anti-Taliban opposition to hold mid-Nov. talks in north

SHERKAT, Afghanistan - Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a key figure of Afghanistan's anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Sherkat, northern Afghanistan, on Nov. 6, 2001. He said that Afghan groups opposed to Taliban rule plan to hold working talks as early as mid-November in Sherkat to discuss a post-Taliban interim government framework and other related matters.

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Philippine Kidnapping

Kyodo Photo Manila 01 June 2001: Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo listens to the question of a foreign journalist on the latest kidnapping by Abu Sayyaf in Palawan. Kidnap victims includes 3 US citizens and more than 20 Filipino tourists. Photo by Sid Baltan

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9Sept2000//Finnish hostages (from right) Marc Vahanen Risto and Johan Franti Sepo accounts their tragic endeavor at the Edwin Andrews Airbase in Zamboanga City, Philippines after having been released by their Abu Sayyaf captors in Sulu province, Philippines. Sepo and Risto were turned over to their envoy Raimo Anttola (left). Photo by Charlie Saceda

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KYODOPHOTO: 03MAY2000: QUEZON CITY: BRIEFING--Sec. Orlando Mercado (R), Philippine Defence Secreatry, meet with Datuk Pandikar Amin Haji Mulia, representatives of Malaysia's Prime Minister, for a briefing and exchange of info on the 19 foreign hostages kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf. Photo by Sid Balatan

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Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines agree to team up against Abu Sayyaf

Indonesia President Joko Widodo (C back) joins a meeting of foreign ministers and armed forces commanders of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta on May 5, 2016. In the wake of recent hijackings of Indonesian vessels and the holding of their crews for ransom, they agreed at the meeting to beef up maritime security and establish a hotline. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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340 U.S. troops from Okinawa arrive in Philippines

ISABELA, Philippines - A fresh batch of 340 U.S. troops arrives in Isabela on Basilan Island in the southern Philippines on April 20 to help the Philippine military fight the Muslim rebel group Abu Sayyaf. The troops, mostly naval engineers from a U.S. military base in Okinawa, Japan, will begin building roads and other vital infrastructure on the island on April 23.

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U.S. pays $1 million reward to Filipino informers

MANILA, Philippines - Three Filipinos receive reward money totaling $1 million at a ceremony in the grounds of a hospital in Basilan for helping authorities track down and kill a senior leader of the Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf group. Two men and a woman wear black caps, long-sleeved white shirts, gloves, sunglasses and stockings over their faces to conceal their identities. (Kyodo)

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U.S. special forces arrive in southern Philippines

BASILAN, Philippines - The first batch of U.S. Special Action Forces troops arrive in the southern Philippine island of Basilan on Feb. 17 to take part in joint counterterrorism exercises with Filipino troops. Basilan is the stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf rebels, a Muslim rebel group.

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Mideast terrorists train Muslim rebels in S. Philippines

BASILAN, Philippines - Baser Hajan, a former member of the Abu Sayyaf rebel group, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Basilan on Feb. 1. Hajan said Middle East radicals are training Abu Sayyaf rebels in the forested mountains in Basilan, Philippines' southwestern island province.

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14 killed, scores injured in blast in southern Philippines

Photo taken Sept. 3, 2016, shows the southern Philippine city of Davao, where an explosion in a packed night market the previous day killed 14 people and injured 67. Local media reported that the Abu Sayyaf rebel group had claimed responsibility for the attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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14 killed, scores injured in blast in southern Philippines

Photo taken Sept. 3, 2016, shows the southern Philippine city of Davao, where an explosion in a packed night market the previous day killed 14 people and injured 67. Local media reported that the Abu Sayyaf rebel group had claimed responsibility for the attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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14 killed, scores injured in blast in southern Philippines

Photo taken Sept. 3, 2016, shows the southern Philippine city of Davao, where an explosion in a packed night market the previous day killed 14 people and injured 67. Local media reported that the Abu Sayyaf rebel group had claimed responsibility for the attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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14 killed, scores injured in blast in southern Philippines

Photo taken Sept. 3, 2016, shows the southern Philippine city of Davao, where an explosion in a packed night market the previous day killed 14 people and injured 67. Local media reported that the Abu Sayyaf rebel group had claimed responsibility for the attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo