A new "caliphate" in the Middle East : is there an Abu Sayyaf-ISIS link?
A video of a purported member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) pledging support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) surfaced recently. With an apparent spike in ASG-related activities, this is interpreted as evidence of convergence between the groups, However, the localised factors that mot...
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| Format: | Commentary |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102992 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24375 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | A video of a purported member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) pledging support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) surfaced recently. With an apparent spike in ASG-related activities, this is interpreted as evidence of convergence between the groups, However, the localised factors that motivate ASG factions should not be ignored. |
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