2020 Jolo suicide attack : evolving tactics

• Main Authors: Yeo, Kenneth, Mahzam, Remy
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Country and Region Studies
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144034
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The 24 August 2020 suicide bombing in Jolo which involved female attackers has brought attention to the emergence of the pro-Islamic State (IS) Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan faction of the Abu Sayyaf Group and its tactic of engaging women for this role.