Editing Abu Sayyaf (section)

=====2012 European bird watchers=====
On February 1, 2012, two European bird watchers were seized on Tawi Tawi island. Swiss Lorenzo Vinciguerra escaped in December 2014 as government troops attacked the jungle camp where he was captive on the island of Jolo. Vinciguerra was shot by rebels as he escaped; however, his injuries were non-life-threatening.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30358073|title=Swiss hostages escapes Abu Sayyaf captors in Philippines|work=BBC News|date=December 6, 2014|access-date=January 29, 2018}}</ref> Dutch captive Ewold Horn was reportedly unable to escape. The whereabouts of Horn remained unknown.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hunt |first=Luke |date=20 September 2016 |title=Philippine Militancy in the Spotlight with Freed Norwegian Hostage |url=https://thediplomat.com/2016/09/philippine-militancy-in-the-spotlight-with-freed-norwegian-hostage/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921000222/https://thediplomat.com/2016/09/philippine-militancy-in-the-spotlight-with-freed-norwegian-hostage/ |archive-date=21 September 2016 |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=thediplomat.com |language=en-US}}</ref> On May 31, 2019, Western Mindanao Command confirmed that Horn was shot dead during a clash with military in Patikul, Sulu. Additionally, the military advised that the wife of ASG leader Radulan Sahiron and five other ASG members were also killed.<ref>{{cite news |last=Alipala |first=Julie |date=May 31, 2019 |title=Kidnapped Dutch Ewold Horn dead in Sulu clash |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1125422/kidnapped-dutch-ewold-horn-dead-in-sulu-clash |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531070840/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1125422/kidnapped-dutch-ewold-horn-dead-in-sulu-clash |archive-date=May 31, 2019 |access-date=May 31, 2019 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/dutch-hostage-held-philippines-killed-gun-battle-190531135208985.html|title=Dutch hostage held in Philippines killed in gun battle|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=June 1, 2019|access-date=June 2, 2019}}</ref>