Editing Abu Sayyaf (section)

=== Khadaffy Janjalani leadership (1999–2007) ===
Until his death in a gun battle on September 4, 2006, [[Khadaffy Janjalani|Khaddafy Janjalani]] was considered the nominal leader of the group by the [[Armed Forces of the Philippines]]. Then-23-year-old Khadaffy took leadership of one of the Abu Sayyaf's factions in an internecine struggle.<ref name="TimeAsiaReturn" /><ref name="BBCFresh">{{cite news|title=Fresh fighting in S Philippines|publisher=BBC|date=September 7, 2006|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5322680.stm|location=London}}</ref> He then worked to consolidate his leadership, causing the group to appear inactive for a period. After his leadership was secured, Abu Sayyaf began a new strategy, taking hostages. The group's motive for kidnapping became more financial than religious during this period, according to locals. Hostage money probably provides the group's financing.<ref name="NBR" />

[[File:Jainal Antel Sali, Jr.jpg|thumb|left|Photograph of [[Jainal Antel Sali Jr.]] in 2006. Sali was later killed during a heavy gunfight with the Philippine authorities in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |author=Gomez |first=Jim |date=January 17, 2007 |title=Philippines says militant's death a blow |publisher=Yahoo! News |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070117/ap_on_re_as/philippines_abu_sayyaf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070118204619/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070117/ap_on_re_as/philippines_abu_sayyaf |archive-date=January 18, 2007}}</ref>]]

Abu Sayyaf expanded its operations to Malaysia in 2000, when it [[2000 Sipadan kidnappings|abducted]] foreigners from two resorts. This action was condemned by most Islamic leaders. It was responsible for the kidnapping and murder of more than 30 foreigners and Christian clerics and workers, including Martin and [[Gracia Burnham]].<ref name="CNNCapture">{{cite news|title=Manilla captures senior Abu Sayyaf|publisher=CNN|date=December 7, 2003|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/12/07/philippines.abusayyaf/index.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-hostage describes jungle ordeal|publisher=CNN|date=May 9, 2003|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/05/08/cnna.burnham/index.html}}</ref> An influential commander named [[Abu Sabaya]] was killed at sea in June 2002 while trying to evade local forces.<ref name="ict">{{cite web|title=Prominent Abu Sayyaf Commander Believed Dead|url=http://www.ict.org.il/spotlight/det.cfm?id=796|publisher=Institute for Counter-Terrorism|access-date=September 20, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060105081224/http://www.ict.org.il/spotlight/det.cfm?id=796|archive-date=January 5, 2006}}</ref> His death was considered a crucial turning point for the group, as the number of operatives working for Abu Sayyaf sharply decreased from 1,100 in 2001 to 450 in late 2002, and had since been stagnant for the next ten years.<ref name="East">{{cite book|last=East|first=Bob|author-link=Bob East|title=Terror Truncated: The Decline of the Abu Sayyaf Group from the Crucial Year 2002|date=2013|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|location=[[Newcastle upon Tyne]], United Kingdom|isbn=978-1-4438-4461-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pzgyBwAAQBAJ|access-date=December 3, 2019|pages=3, 23}}</ref>

Ghalib Andang, alias Commander Robot, one of the group's leaders, was captured in [[Sulu]] in December 2003.<ref name="TimeAsiaReturn" /><ref name="CNNCapture" /><ref name="BBCProfiles">{{cite news|title=Profiles of dead Abu Sayyaf leaders|publisher=BBC|date=March 15, 2005|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4350033.stm|location=London}}</ref><ref name="BBCBloody">{{cite news|title=Bloody end to Manila jail break|publisher=BBC|date=March 15, 2005|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4349471.stm|location=London}}</ref> On 14 March 2005, inmates from the [[Abu Sayyaf Group]] rioted inside [[Camp Bagong Diwa]] in [[Taguig]] in an apparent escape attempt and barricaded the second floor of the building, leading to a standoff which ended the next day when government forces stormed the prison. 24 Abu Sayyaf members, including Commanders Robot, Kosovo (Alhamser Limbong) and Global (Nadjmi Sabdullah), were killed, along with three prison guards and a police officer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Punay|first=Edu|date=16 March 2005 |title=Troops storm jail; 23 dead|url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2005/03/16/270518/troops-storm-jail-23-dead |access-date=2 July 2023 |website=Philstar.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

An explosion at a military base in Jolo, on February 18, 2006, was blamed on the group by Brig. General Alexander Aleo.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|title=Blast at US Philippines army base|publisher=BBC|date=February 18, 2006|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4727842.stm|location=London}}</ref> Khadaffy was indicted in the [[United States District Court for the District of Columbia]] for his alleged involvement in terrorist attacks, including hostage-taking and murder, against United States nationals and other foreign nationals.<ref name="BBCIndict">{{cite news|title=US indicts Abu Sayyaf leaders|publisher=BBC|date=July 23, 2002|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2147381.stm|location=London}}</ref> Consequently, on February 24, 2006, Khadaffy was among six fugitives in the second and most recent group of indicted fugitives to be added to the [[FBI Most Wanted Terrorists]] list along with two fellow members, [[Isnilon Totoni Hapilon]] and [[Jainal Antel Sali Jr.]]<ref name="CNNFBI">{{cite news|title=FBI puts al-Zarqawi high on its list|date=February 24, 2006|publisher=CNN|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/24/zarqawi.mostwanted/index.html}}</ref><ref name="HouseIndict">{{cite news|title=Tiahrt responds to the Abu Sayyaf terrorist indictments|publisher=United States House of Representatives|url=http://www.house.gov/tiahrt/communications/press_releases/2002/07232002.htm|access-date=September 20, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060910033008/http://www.house.gov/tiahrt/communications/press_releases/2002/07232002.htm|archive-date=September 10, 2006|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Terhapilon2000.jpg|thumb|right|[[Isnilon Totoni Hapilon]], one of the [[FBI Most Wanted Terrorists]], was an Abu Sayyaf member until he was killed by the [[Philippine Army]] during the [[battle of Marawi]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Banlaoi |first=Rommel |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1126644229 |title=Marawi Siege and Its Aftermath: The Continuing Terrorist Threats |date=November 2019 |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publisher |isbn=978-1527538245 |oclc=1126644229}}</ref> on October 16, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41632434|title=Philippines military 'kills Islamist Isnilon Hapilon'|work=BBC News|date=October 16, 2017|access-date=October 17, 2017}}</ref>]]
On December 13, 2006, it was reported that Abu Sayyaf members may have been planning attacks during the [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]] (ASEAN) summit in the Philippines. The group was reported to have trained alongside [[Jemaah Islamiyah]] militants. The plot was reported to have involved detonating a car bomb in [[Cebu City]] where the summit was to take place.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bayron |first=Heda |date=December 13, 2006 |title=Manila Again Denies Terror Plot Led to Postponement of Asia Summits |publisher=Voice of America (VoA) |url=http://voanews.com/english/2006-12-13-voa11.cfm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20061213232350/http://voanews.com/english/2006-12-13-voa11.cfm?renderforprint=1&textonly=1&&CFID=40218514&CFTOKEN=43906189 |archive-date=December 13, 2006}}</ref> On December 27, the Philippine military reported that Khaddafi's remains had been recovered near Patikul, in Jolo and that DNA tests had been ordered to confirm the discovery. He was allegedly shot in the neck in an encounter with government troops in September on Luba Hills in [[Patikul, Sulu]].