Editing Abu Sayyaf (section)

===Beheadings===
{{Main|Abu Sayyaf beheading incidents}}
As part of its [[kidnapping|kidnap-for-ransom operations]], the Abu Sayyaf has executed some of their male hostages if ransom demands were not met.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Sherwell |first=Philip |date=May 23, 2016 |title=How Abu Sayyaf makes a business of beheadings as Islamist terror gang releases 'final message' hostage video |newspaper=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/20/how-abu-sayyaf-the-islamist-terror-gang-made-a-business-out-of-b/ |access-date=July 30, 2016}}</ref> The group had previously beheaded Christian civilians and others they consider [[kafir]] without demanding ransoms for their release, due to their religious affiliation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spillius |first=Alex |date=5 August 2001 |title=Philippines rebel kidnappers behead nine Christian hostages |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/philippines/1336482/Philippines-rebel-kidnappers-behead-nine-Christian-hostages.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111000155/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/philippines/1336482/Philippines-rebel-kidnappers-behead-nine-Christian-hostages.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=The Telegraph }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/aug/22/alqaida.terrorism|title=Jehovah's Witnesses beheaded in Philippines|newspaper=The Guardian|date=August 22, 2002|access-date=July 29, 2016}}</ref>