Ajang Ajang group

The Ajang Ajang group (Tausug: Baanan Ajang Ajang, Sulat Sūg: بَأَنَنْ اَجَڠْ٢) was a cell within the terrorist organization Abu Sayyaf. The Ajang Ajang group was active within the southern Philippines. The group specialized in attacks using bombs. The word Ajang Ajang is a Tausug word for "orphans", describing the group consisting of people who lost a loved one due to war.

Terrorist acts

On December 31, 2018, one of two bombs exploded and killed two people and wounded 34 in South Seas Mall in Cotabato City.[1] The two bombs carried the signature of the Ajang Ajang's elders, Islamic State.[2]

The Ajang Ajang group claimed to be behind the Jolo Cathedral bombings on January 27, 2019, that killed 20 people and injured 102,[3] and are suspected to be behind the mosque bombing in Talon-Talon, Zamboanga City, that caused 2 fatalities and 4 injuries.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2 dead, 34 hurt in Cotabato City mall blast". ABS-CBN News. December 31, 2018. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  2. ^ Santos, Raffy (January 2, 2019). "Cotabato bomb blast an act of terror: PNP". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  3. ^ Francis Wakefield (January 29, 2019). "AFP releases names of casualties of Jolo blast". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  4. ^ Rosalado, RJ (January 30, 2019). "2 dead, 4 hurt in Zamboanga mosque blast". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  5. ^ Saaduddin, Deh (January 30, 2019). "Imams condemned Church and Masjid bomb attack". Dateliners News. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
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