Dark prospects in Philippines' war on terror.

• Main Author: Francisco N. Cruz Jr.
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Terrorism
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14448
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Sipadan crisis was the single most important event in the history of Islamic terrorism in the Philippines. Perpetrated by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), which dreams of converting Mindanao into an Islamic state, it marked the internationalization of the Islamist cause and the transnational characte...