The Ajang Ajang group is a cell within the terrorist organization Abu Sayyaf. The Ajang Ajang group is active within the southern Philippines. The group specializes in attacks using two bombs.[citation needed] The word Ajang Ajang is Tausug word for "orphans", describing the group consists of people who lost a loved one due to war.[citation needed]
Terrorist acts[]
On December 31, 2018, one of two bombs exploded and killed two persons and wounded 34 in South Seas Mall in Cotabato City.[1] The two bombs carried the signature of the Ajang Ajang's elders, Islamic State.[2]
The Ajang Ajang group claimed to be behind the Jolo Cathedral bombings on January 27, 2019, that killed 20 people and injured 102,[3] and are suspected to be behind the mosque bombing in Talon-Talon, Zamboanga City, that caused 2 fatalities and 4 injuries.[4][5]
References[]
- ↑ "2 dead, 34 hurt in Cotabato City mall blast". ABS-CBN News. December 31, 2018. https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/31/18/11-hurt-in-cotabato-city-department-store-blast.
- ↑ Santos, Raffy (January 2, 2019). "Cotabato bomb blast an act of terror: PNP". ABS-CBN News. https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/02/19/cotabato-bomb-blast-an-act-of-terror-pnp.
- ↑ Francis Wakefield (January 29, 2019). "AFP releases names of casualties of Jolo blast". Manila Bulletin. https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/01/29/afp-releases-names-of-casualties-of-jolo-blast/. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ↑ Rosalado, RJ (January 30, 2019). "2 dead, 4 hurt in Zamboanga mosque blast". https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/30/19/at-least-4-hurt-in-zamboanga-mosque-blast.
- ↑ Saaduddin, Deh (January 30, 2019). "Imams condemned Church and Masjid bomb attack". Dateliners News. http://www.dateliners.net/2019/01/30/imams-condemned-church-and-masjid-bomb-attack/.
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