Filipino extremists stage more attacks amid losses
MANILA, Philippines, MAY 31 (AP/UNB) - A Philippine military report says al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf militants managed to launch more attacks last year than in 2010 despite many battle setbacks.
The report, which assesses the first year of the government's new counterinsurgency program, attributes the increase in attacks by the notoriously violent Abu Sayyaf group to ineffective law enforcement and the failure of Filipino authorities to fully isolate the terrorists from their armed and civilian backers.
The report said Thursday that the militants staged 19 percent more attacks last year than in 2010.
The Abu Sayyaf, which has fewer than 400 fighters, is notorious for bombings, kidnappings and beheadings and is blacklisted by Washington as a terrorist group.
The report, which assesses the first year of the government's new counterinsurgency program, attributes the increase in attacks by the notoriously violent Abu Sayyaf group to ineffective law enforcement and the failure of Filipino authorities to fully isolate the terrorists from their armed and civilian backers.
The report said Thursday that the militants staged 19 percent more attacks last year than in 2010.
The Abu Sayyaf, which has fewer than 400 fighters, is notorious for bombings, kidnappings and beheadings and is blacklisted by Washington as a terrorist group.
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