BBC Links to Articles on Abu Sayyaf

BBC Links to Articles on Abu Sayyaf

With some background work on politics, general terrorism and corruption in the Philippines. Marginally comprehensive 2000-2002.


November 13, 1997, BBC News, The new terror threat to Americans, Henri Astier From London,

May 9, 1998, BBC News, Mrs Marcos backs frontrunner in Philippines elections
May 10, 1998 , BBC News, Philippines president calls for peaceful poll
May 12, 1998, BBC News, Early results in Philippines elections,
April 29, 1998, BBC News, Imelda Marcos quits poll for "sake of peace"
May 31, 1998, BBC News, Estrada declared president
June 30, 1998, BBC News, Estrada pledges to fight poverty and crime
August 5, 1998, BBC News, What hope for change?
August 10, 1998, BBC News, Who was behind the bombings?, by Roger Hardy,
August 12, 1998, BBC News, The changing face of terrorism,
August 26, 1998, BBC News, Islam and the West: an unholy war?,
October 6, 1998, BBC News, Imelda Marcos acquitted,
December 19, 1998, BBC News, Philippine Muslim leader killed,
December 19, 1998, BBC News, Philippines' most wanted man shot dead,

January 3, 1999, BBC News, Nine die in Philippine grenade attack,
January 15, 1999, BBC News, Philippine poverty,
January 22, 1999, BBC News, Trouble brews on Mischief Reef,
January 28, 1999, BBC News, Philippines school clash ends peacefully,
February 3, 1999, BBC News, 'China letting pirates go free',
February 3, 1999, BBC News, South East Asia: piracy hot-spot,
February 8, 1999, BBC News, Muslim rebels insist on independence,
February 10, 1999, BBC News, Philippine Muslim rebels admit Osama bin-Laden backs them,
February 13, 1999, BBC News, Tension rises over Spratly Islands
February 14, 1999, BBC News, Analysis: Flashpoint Spratly,
February 14, 1999, BBC News, Tension rises over Spratly Islands,
February 21, 1999, BBC News, Philippines grenade attack,
February 22, 1999, BBC News, Philippine dream of Islamic state,
February 23, 1999, BBC News, Philippine dream of Islamic state,
February 23, 1999, BBC News, The holy warriors of Mindanao,
March 19, 1999, BBC News, Ethnic violence shakes Borneo,
March 21, 1999, BBC News, Immigrants slaughtered in Borneo,
May 27, 1999, BBC News, Violent protests greet Philippines-US pact,
June 23, 1999, BBC News, Belgian hostages freed in Philippines
July 4, 1999, BBC News, Imelda Marcos turns 70 in style,
July 26, 1999, BBC News, Filipinos demand more freedom,
August 17, 1999, BBC News, Talking Point | Can hostage taking ever be justified?
August 20, 1999, BBC News, Protesters crowd streets in Philippines,
August 20, 1999, BBC News, Estrada declared president,
August 28, 1999, New assaults on Philippine Muslim rebels
October 2, 1999, BBC News, Embassy gunmen flown out
October 2, 1999, BBC News, In pictures: Embassy under siege
October 6, 1999, BBC News, Bangkok siege 'stank of conspiracy'
November 11, 1999, BBC News, Thai drive against illegal workers
November 23, 1999, BBC News, Thai minister rebuilds bridges with Rangoon,
December 8, 1999, BBC News, Philippines cult idolises Marcos,
December 22, 1999, BBC News, Chinese pirates sentenced to death,

January 8, 2000, BBC News, Philippines reform package shelved,
January 20, 2000, BBC News, Peace talks continue in the Philippines

February 20, 2000, BBC News, Philippines peace talks off,

March 16, 2000, BBC News, Philippine child rebel defiant,
March 31, 2000, BBC News, Suharto: Shades of Pinochet?

April 10, 2000, BBC News, Doctors stop Suharto questioning,
April 13, 2000, BBC News, Suharto placed under 'city arrest'
April 14, 2000, BBC News, Philippines police disarm bombs,
April 19, 2000, BBC News, Muslim rebels behead two hostages,
April 19, 2000, BBC News, "Sword of God" at war, [Bad Link]
April 20, 2000, BBC News, Philippine executions revenge threat,
April 21, 2000, BBC News, Philippines shoot-out with Muslim rebels,
April 22, 2000, BBC News, Philippine troops attack hostage hide-out,
April 23 2000, BBC News, Philippine army 'to crush' rebels,
April 24, 2000, BBC News, Modern pirates: Armed and ruthless,
April 24. 2000, BBC News, Gunmen seize tourists in Malaysia,
April 25, 2000, BBC News, Malaysian kidnap 'puzzle',
April 25, 2000, BBC News, Philippines separatists' kidnap claim,
April 26, 2000, BBC News, Philippines kidnappers identified,
April 26, 2000, BBC News, Philippines kidnappers reveal demands,
April 26, 2000, BBC News, Dangerous waters,
April 27, 2000, BBC News, Hostages 'safe' in Philippines,
April 27, 2000, BBC News, Philippines government envoys visit tourist hostages,
April 27, 2000, BBC News, "No Ransom" says Philippines Hostage Negotiator,
April 28, 2000, BBC News, Hostages tell military to back off,
April 29, 2000, BBC News, Kidnappers evade Philippines army,
April 29, 2000, BBC News, Kidnap victims 'alive but weak' ,
April 30, 2000, BBC News, Kidnappers evade Philippines army,
April 30, 2000, BBC News, Talks resume on Philippines hostages,
April 30, 2000, BBC News, Filipino army takes rebel base,

May 1, 2000, BBC News, Separatists warn of 'all-out war',
May 1, 2000, BBC News, Hostage drama highlights bitter conflict,
May 1, 2000, BBC News, Shots fired at hostage convoy,
May 1, 2000, BBC News, Philippines hostage convoy fired on,
May 1, 2000, BBC News, Doctor to visit Philippines hostages
May 1, 2000, BBC News, Philippines hostage 'collapses',
May 2, 2000, BBC News, Who are the Abu Sayyaf hostage-takers?,
May 2, 2000, BBC News, Analysis: How hostages cope,
May 2, 2000, BBC News, Swordsmen of God at war,
May 2, 2000, BBC News, Separatist clashes intensify in Mindanao,
May 2, 2000, BBC News, Stand-off at hostage camp,
May 2, 2000, BBC News, Islamic rebels 'threaten executions'
May 2, 2000, BBC News, Islamic rebels clash with army
May 3, 2000, BBC News, Philippines bomb kills four,
May 3, 2000, BBC News, Fears for Philippines hostages,
May 3, 2000, BBC News, 15 Philippines hostages freed,
May 4, 2000, BBC News, Analysis: Tough test for Philippines president,
May 4, 2000, BBC News, Kidnappers execute priest,
May 4, 2000, BBC News, Army hails Philippines rescue bid
May 5, 2000, BBC News, Rebels declare ceasefire,
May 5, 2000, BBC News, Talks with hostage-takers renewed,
May 6, 2000, BBC News, Hostages beheaded in Philippines,
May 6, 2000, BBC News, Philippine army finds headless bodies
May 7, 2000, BBC News, Philippine forces battle kidnappers,
May 7, 2000, BBC News, Jungle nightmare for Philippines hostages,
May 8, 2000, BBC News, Moves to end hostage crisis [or, "Plea to free jungle hostages,"]
May 8, 2000, BBC News, New bid to end hostage crisis
May 9, 2000, BBC News, Moves to end hostage crisis
May 9, 2000, BBC News, Eyewitness: Inside the Jolo hostage camp,
May 9, 2000, BBC News, Analysis: Libyan negotiator's role uncertain,
May 9, 2000, BBC News, Envoy berates Jolo kidnappers,
May 9, 2000, BBC News, Envoys intensify efforts to end kidnap,
May 9, 2000, BBC News, Jolo rebels 'flee with hostages',
May 9, 2000, BBC News, Eyewitness: Inside the Jolo hostage camp,
May 10, 2000, BBC News, Kidnappers promise release decision,
May 10, 2000, BBC News, Bid to free ill hostage,
May 10, 2000, BBC News, Kidnappers refuse to free hostage,
May 11, 2000, BBC News, Kidnappers' set out demands,
May 12, 2000, BBC News, Church call for prayer crusade,
May 12, 2000, BBC News, Setback in Jolo hostage crisis,
May 13, 2000, BBC News, Hostage crisis: Journalists missing,
May 13, 2000, BBC News, Hostage release hopes dashed,
May 13, 2000, BBC News, Hostages' battle for survival,
May 14, 2000, BBC News, Three journalists missing in Jolo,
May 14, 2000, BBC News, Jolo hostages 'mentally exhausted',
May 15, 2000, BBC News, Philippine president okays negotiations,
May 15, 2000, BBC News, Filipino rebels' new demands,
May 16, 2000, BBC News, Neglect fuels Philippines conflict,
May 16, 2000, BBC News, Jolo hostages 'phone home,
May 16, 2000, BBC News, Rebels to discuss sick hostage,
May 17, 2000, BBC News, Kidnappers demand $2m ransom,
May 18, 2000, BBC News, Bomb blasts rock Jolo,
May 18, 2000, BBC News, Southern Philippines blasts kill four,
May 19, 2000, BBC News, Philippine President cuts China visit short,
May 20, 2000, BBC News, Philippines criticises Malaysia over hostage meeting
May 20, 2000, BBC News, Anger at Malaysia hostage talks,
May 20, 2000, BBC News, Hostage rebels demand Islamic state,
May 21, 2000, BBC News, Manila hit by cinema bomb,
May 22, 2000, BBC News, Hostage rebels demand Islamic state,
May 23, 2000, BBC News, Jolo hostage talks 'to resume',
May 24, 2000, BBC News, Jolo hostage talks delayed,
May 25, 2000, BBC News, Low morale ahead of hostage talks,
May 26, 2000, BBC News, Filipino talks delayed after 'troop surprise',
May 26, 2000, BBC News, Hostage talks cancelled again,
May 27, 2000, BBC News, Hope for Philippine hostages,
May 27, 2000, BBC News, Analysis: Philippines kidnapping 'industry',
May 29, 2000, BBC News, Rebels deny Manila bombings,
May 30, 2000, BBC News, Philippine army 'seizes rebel camp',
May 30, 2000, BBC News, Philippines government says takes rebel base,
May 30, 2000, BBC News, Philippines peace talks begin,
May 31, 2000, BBC News, Philippines rejects truce with rebels

June 1, 2000, BBC News, "Sword of God" at war,
June 1, 2000, BBC News, Who are the Abu Sayyaf?
June 2, 2000, BBC News, Jolo rebels 'demand $21m',
June 2, 2000, BBC News, Philippines kidnappers hold journalists to ransom,
June 3, 2000, BBC News, German TV crew ransomed,
June 4, 2000, BBC News, Bomb hits Manila airport,
June 7, 2000, BBC News, Hostage rebels to discuss demands,
June 9, 2000, BBC News, Philippines rules out Muslim state,
June 9, 2000, BBC News, Philippines graft costs billions
June 13, 2000, BBC News, No armed rescue for Jolo hostages,
June 14, 2000, BBC News, Malaysian dismay at hostage plans,
June 14, 2000, BBC News, Concern over Philippine hostages,
June 15, 2000, BBC News, Ransom suggested for Jolo hostages,
June 15, 2000, BBC News, Malaysia, Philippines in hostage talks,
June 15, 2000, BBC News, Suharto promised pardon if cash returned,
June 16, 2000, BBC News, Media 'boosting' Jolo rebels,
June 17, 2000, BBC News, Rebels release five children,
June 17, 2000, BBC News, Philippines kidnappers free children,
June 20, 2000, BBC News, Who are the Laskar Jihad?
June 21, 2000, BBC News, Suharto 'has $45bn' hidden away,
June 24, 2000, BBC News, Jolo rebels free first captive,
June 25, 2000, BBC News, No payment for Jolo release,
June 25, 2000, BBC News, Jolo rebels free first captive,
June 25, 2000, BBC News, Malaysia: "no deal" done for hostage,
June 26, 2000, BBC News, Troubled history of the Moluccas,
June 27, 2000, BBC News, Suharto daughter denies $45bn fortune,
June 27, 2000, BBC News, Conference calls for Muslim unity,
June 29, 2000, BBC News, Civilians caught in Philippines conflict,
June 29, 2000, BBC News, Philippine rebels offer hostage talks,
June 29, 2000, BBC News, Jolo rebels want foreign talks,

July 2, 2000, BBC News, German journalist kidnapped in Philippines,
July 4, 2000, BBC News, Bomb blast in Jakarta,
July 5, 2000, BBC News, Second bomb alert hits Jakarta,
July 9, 2000, BBC News, Moro separatist base 'captured',
July 9, 2000, BBC News, Policemen shot in Philippines,
July 11, 2000, BBC News, French journalists seized in Jolo,
July 12, 2000, BBC News, New moves on Jolo hostages,
July 13, 2000, BBC News, No ransom for Jolo hostages,
July 13, 2000, BBC News, Optimism over Jolo hostage releases,
July 13, 2000, BBC News, European ministers discuss hostage crisis,
July 14, 2000, BBC News, Muslim rebels release hostage,
July 14, 2000, BBC News, Philippine hostage freed,
July 16, 2000, BBC News, Bomb rips through Philippine market,
July 17, 2000, BBC News, Muslim rebels free German hostage,
July 19, 2000, BBC News, Jolo hostage release delayed,
July 19, 2000, BBC News, Malaysian hostages 'freed',
July 21, 2000, BBC News, More Jolo hostages freed,
July 21, 2000, BBC News, Four Jolo hostages freed,
July 21, 2000, BBC News, Two more hostages freed in Philippines,
July 26, 2000, BBC News, Philippine grenade attack injures 18,
July 26, 2000, BBC News, New grenade attack in Philippines,
July 27, 2000, BBC News, Jolo rebels free German journalist,
July 29, 2000, BBC News, Filipino Muslim rebels free journalists,

August 1, 2000, BBC News, Philippine bombs kill three,
August 1, 2000, BBC News, Wahid lays blame for Jakarta bomb,
August 2, 2000, BBC News, Jakarta hunts bombers,
August 3, 2000, BBC News, Rebels 'planted Jakarta bomb',
August 5, 2000, BBC News, Hostages rescued in the Philippines,
August 5, 2000, BBC News, Philippines ambush: Sixteen dead,
August 6, 2000, BBC News, Philippines ambush: Sixteen dead,
August 7, 2000, BBC News, Jolo rebels 'paid $5.5m ransom',
August 10, 2000, BBC News, Anti-kidnap courses boom,
August 11, 2000, BBC News, Muslim rebel marries his hostage,
August 11, 2000, BBC News, Jolo rebel chief 'weds hostage',
August 12, 2000, BBC News, Cult clash leaves 20 dead,
August 14, 2000, BBC News, Envoy optimistic on hostage releases,
August 14, 2000, BBC News, Philippines' rebels abandon talks
August 16, 2000, BBC News, Jolo hostage freed,
August 16, 2000, BBC News, Philippine hostage released,
August 17, 2000, BBC News, Rain delays hostage release,
August 18, 2000, BBC News, Malaysians reported freed in Jolo,
August 19, 2000, BBC News, Setback for Jolo hostage release,
August 19, 2000, BBC News, Jolo hostage crisis 'nears end',
August 20, 2000, BBC News, Three Jolo hostages fly home
August 21, 2000, BBC News, Attempt to end Jolo hostage deadlock,
August 21, 2000, BBC News, Philippines hostages negotiations under review,
August 22, 2000, BBC News, New Jolo hostage plan,
August 23, 2000, BBC News, US slams Libya over Philippines "ransom",
August 25, 2000, BBC News, Jolo ransom mystery deepens,
August 27, 2000, BBC News, Hostages' four-month ordeal,
August 27, 2000, BBC News, Philippine rebels free five captives, [Interesting dead link]
August 27, 2000, BBC News, In pictures: Five hostages go free
August 27, 2000, BBC News, Hostages' four-month ordeal
August 27, 2000, BBC News, Analysis: Why did Libya intervene?
August 28, 2000, BBC News, In pictures: Six hostages go free,
August 28, 2000, BBC News, Philippine rebels free six captives,
August 28, 2000, BBC News, Analysis: Why did Libya intervene?,
August 28, 2000, BBC News, Philippine hostages head for Libya,
August 28, 2000, BBC News, In pictures: Six hostages go free,
August 28, 2000, BBC News, Philippine rebels free six captives,
August 28, 2000, BBC News, Philippine hostages head for Libya,
August 28, 2000, BBC News, European press review,
August 29, 2000, BBC News, Muslim rebels 'kidnap American',
August 29, 2000, BBC News, Freed hostages arrive in Libya,
August 29, 2000, BBC News, Libya hands over freed hostages,
August 30, 2000, BBC News, US demands hostage release,
August 30, 2000, BBC News, Militants threaten to behead hostage,

September 1, 2000, BBC News, Rebels seek $10m for US hostage,
September 6, 2000, BBC News, Jolo hostages 'free on Friday',
September 6, 2000, BBC News, Jolo hostages could be released soon,
September 7, 2000, BBC News, Kidnapping becomes growth industry,
September 7, 2000, BBC News, Jolo hostage release 'imminent',
September 7, 2000, BBC News, Philippines hostages to be freed?
September 8, 2000, BBC News, Rebels renege on hostage release plan,
September 9, 2000, BBC News, Foreign hostages freed in Philippines,
September 9, 2000, BBC News, Gunfire erupts on hostage island,
September 9, 2000, BBC News, Philippines hostages : gunfight reported. [Radio Headline]:
September 10, 2000, BBC News, Kidnappers' rift holds up Jolo releases,
September 11, 2000, BBC News, Rebels take new hostages to Jolo,
September 11, 2000, BBC News, Philippines hostages 'raped',
September 11, 2000, BBC News, Ransoms 'fuelled' Philippine kidnaps,
September 11, 2000, BBC News, Three kidnapped in Malaysia,
September 11, 2000, BBC News, Released hostages head for Libya,
September 11, 2000, BBC News, Freed hostages arrive in Libya,
September 11, 2000, BBC News, Three kidnapped in Malaysia attack,
September 12, 2000, BBC News, Libya hands over Jolo hostages,
September 12, 2000, BBC News, Malaysia to shoot kidnap suspects,
September 12, 2000, BBC News, Rebels take new hostages to Jolo,
September 12, 2000, BBC News, Timeline: The Jolo hostage drama,
September 13, 2000, BBC News, Estrada tackles hostage crisis,
September 14, 2000, BBC News, US backs talks over Philippines hostages,
September 15, 2000, BBC News, Malaysia to shoot kidnap suspects,
September 16, 2000, BBC News, Battle rages in Jolo jungle,
September 16, 2000, BBC News, Former hostages sickened by offensive
September 16, 2000, BBC News, Jolo rebels 'seek talks',
September 17, 2000, BBC News, France criticises Jolo raid,
September 17, 2000, BBC News, Jolo rebels pounded for second day,
September 17, 2000, BBC News, Jolo hostages still 'missing',
September 18, 2000, BBC News, Philippines admits civilian deaths,
September 18, 2000, BBC News, Philippines defends Jolo offensive,
September 18, 2000, BBC News, Estrada the man of action,
September 18, 2000, BBC News, European press review,
September 19, 2000, BBC News, Navy to rescue Jolo civilians,
September 19, 2000, BBC News, Jolo hostages 'sighted',
September 19, 2000, BBC News, Two French journalists rescued in Philippines,
September 19, 2000, BBC News, Ferry blast near Jolo,
September 19, 2000, BBC News, Philippine ferry blast kills one,
September 19, 2000, BBC News, Jolo operation: Tactics and equipment,
September 20, 2000, BBC News, Hostages recount Philippines escape,
September 20, 2000, BBC News, Jolo escape boosts military morale,
September 20, 2000, BBC News, Hostages recount Philippines escape,
September 20, 2000, BBC News, Jolo escape boosts military morale,
September 20, 2000, BBC News, Philippine ferry blast kills one,
September 20, 2000, BBC News, Blast on Philippine ferry kills one,
September 20, 2000, BBC News, European press review,
September 20, 2000, BBC News, French hostages escape in Philippines,
September 21, 2000, BBC News, Jolo hostage makes appeal,
September 21, 2000, BBC News, Fears for Jolo civilians,
September 21, 2000, BBC News, European press review,
September 22, 2000, BBC News, Jolo hostage's new radio appeal,
September 22, 2000, BBC News, Pick of the week,
September 25, 2000, BBC News, Philippine army 'kills 100 rebels',
September 25, 2000, BBC News, Philippine army 'kills 100 Jolo rebels',
September 25, 2000, BBC News, Philippines military "underestimated rebels" - government
September 26, 2000, BBC News, The Jolo campaign: Mission impossible?
September 28, 2000, BBC News, Bin Laden 'still helping Philippines rebels',

October 1, 2000, BBC News, Military 'kills three Abu Sayyaf rebels',
October 2, 2000, BBC News, Philippines preachers freed,
October 2, 2000, BBC News, More Philippines hostages freed,
October 2, 2000, BBC News, Philippines rebels reject amnesty offer
October 11, 2000, BBC News, Cardinal Sin tells Estrada to quit,
October 12, 2000, BBC News, Estrada: I'm innocent
October 14, 2000, BBC News, Estrada 'conscience clear',
October 15, 2000, BBC News, Arroyo makes U-turn on death penalty,
October 16, 2000, BBC News, Islamic body probes Philippines rebellion,
October 16, 2000, BBC News, Estrada accuses enemies of plot,
October 18, 2001, BBC News, 'Big step' for Philippines peace talks,
October 20, 2000, BBC News, European press review,
October 20, 2000, BBC News, Court removes bar to Gaddafi trial,
October 22, 2001, BBC News, Asian warnings over Ramadan,
October 25, 2000, BBC News, Three Jolo hostages freed,
October 25, 2000, BBC News, Malaysian hostages freed in Philippines,
October 26, 2000, BBC News, Jolo hostages recall ordeal,
October 27, 2000, BBC News, Borneo clashes claim more lives,
October 27, 2000, BBC News, Estrada defiant as peso plunges,
October 29, 2000, BBC News, Abu Sayyaf blamed for bomb blast,
October 30, 2000, BBC News,In pictures: Estrada under fire,
October 31, 2000, BBC News, The day I met Imelda Marcos,
October 31, 2000, BBC News, Estrada fights for survival,

November 2, 2000, BBC News, A tale of betrayal and revenge,
November 9, 2000, BBC News, Estrada: I didn't spend 'bribes',
November 10, 2000, BBC News, Estrada faces new allegations,
November 13, 2000, BBC News, Estrada on the edge,
November 14, 2000, BBC News, Traders join Estrada strike,
November 17, 2000, BBC News, Estrada crisis fuels mobile mania,
November 20, 2000, BBC News, Estrada trial launched,
November 21, 2000, BBC News, Key allies desert Estrada,
November 30, 2000, BBC News, Opposition steps up anti-Estrada campaign,

December 5, 2000, BBC News, Estrada mistresses to testify,
December 6, 2000, BBC News, Estrada's crisis a laughing matter,
December 7, 2000, BBC News, Estrada a 'crook and thief',
December 7, 2000, BBC News, In pictures: Philippines' political crisis,
December 10, 2000, BBC News, Estrada: Movie hero or villain?
December 11, 2000, BBC News, Estrada denies German ransom allegations,
December 25, 2000, BBC News, Analysis: Indonesia's fear of spiralling violence,
December 28, 2000, BBC News, Philippine priest shot dead,
December 29, 2000, BBC News, Philippine rebels granted amnesty,
December 30, 2000, BBC News, Picture gallery: Manila blasts,
December 30, 2000, BBC News, Who are the Abu Sayyaf?
December 30, 2000, BBC News, Manila on alert after bombings,
December 31, 2000, BBC News, Fears over Manila attacks,

January 2, 2001, BBC News, Philippine economic crisis deepens
January 2, 2001, BBC News, Bank chief 'ordered Estrada cover up'
January 5, 2001, BBC News, Rebels charged over Manila bombings,
January 11, 2001, BBC News, Briton's stepdaughter kidnapped,
January 11, 2001, BBC News, Armed gang kidnap six-year-old,
January 12, 2001, BBC News, Fears for kidnapped child,
January 13, 2001, BBC News, Mother's kidnap role dismissed,
January 14, 2001, BBC News, Malaysia upset by US travel warning,
January 15, 2001, BBC News, Bangladeshis abandoned on remote Philippine Island,
January 15, 2001, BBC News, Talks under way for girl's release,
January 15, 2001, BBC News, Bangladeshis found on Philippine island,
January 19, 2001, BBC News, A tale of betrayal and revenge,

January 19, 2001, BBC News, Analysis: Why people power grew,
January 19, 2001, BBC News, Estrada government collapses
January 19, 2001, BBC News, Crisis point for Estrada,
January 20, 2001, BBC News, In pictures: People power,
January 20, 2001, BBC News, Challenges confronting Arroyo,
January 20, 2001, BBC News, Arroyo inaugural speech: Excerpts,
January 20, 2001, BBC News, Gloria Arroyo: Contrast in styles
January 20, 2001, BBC News, World leaders welcome Arroyo
January 20, 2001, BBC News, In pictures: People power,
January 21, 2001, BBC News, Arroyo moves to bolster economy,
January 22, 2001, BBC News, Estrada faces state plunder inquiry,
January 22, 2001, BBC News, Philippines economy on the brink,
January 23, 2001, BBC News, Asian press views Arroyo's chances,
January 23, 2001, BBC News, Arroyo urges talks with rebels,
January 23, 2001, BBC News, Estrada banned from leaving Philippines,
January 25, 2001, BBC News, Analysis: Philippines stability at stake,
January 25, 2001, BBC News, Arroyo dismisses coup threats,
January 25, 2001, BBC News, Philippines coffers 'empty'
January 28, 2001, BBC News, 09:00 GMT, No ordinary revolution


February 2, 2001, BBC News, Girl rescued from Muslim extremists,
February 3, 2001, BBC News, Filipino girl's kidnap drama over,
February 16, 2001, BBC News, Homage to Imelda's shoes,
February 20, 2001, BBC News, Arroyo orders ceasefire with rebels,
February 20, 2001, BBC News, Southern Philippines' uneasy history,
February 23, 2001, BBC News, In pictures: Borneo violence,
February 23, 2001, BBC News, Violence spreads in Borneo
February 23, 2001, BBC News, Beheading: A Dayak ritual
February 23, 2001, BBC News, Analysis: Behind the Borneo clashes

March 8, 2001, BBC News, Arroyo calls for truce with communists,
March 10, 2001, BBC News, Philippines peace talks to resume,
March 27, 2001, BBC News, Philippines rebels agree truce,

April 2, 2001, BBC News, Arroyo declares war on Abu Sayyaf,
April 2, 2001, BBC News, Philippine rebel ceasefire comes into effect,
April 11, 2001, BBC News, Arroyo tells rebels to surrender,
April 12, 2001, BBC News, US hostage freed in Philippines,
April 13, 2001, BBC News, US hostage denies helping captors,
April 18, 2001, BBC News, Twelve dead in Philippine clash,
April 25, 2001, BBC News, Estrada: Movie hero or villain?
April 25, 2001, BBC News, Jailed Estrada defiant,
April 25, 2001, BBC News, What next for Estrada?,
April 25, 2001, BBC News, Estrada speaks to BBC from prison,
April 26, 2001, BBC News, Hope for Philippine recovery,
April 28, 2001, BBC News, Estrada supporters hold fast,
April 28, 2001, BBC News, Estrada heads to new jail

May 1, 2001, BBC News, Analysis: 'People power' politics
May 1, 2001, BBC News, Philippines president widens crackdown,
May 1, 2001, BBC News, Philippines acts to crush 'plot'
May 1, 2001, BBC News, Arroyo on defensive
May 1, 2001, BBC News, Philippines president scents coup
May 1, 2001, BBC News, Picture gallery: Manila demonstrations,
May 2, 2001, BBC News, Estrada hot topic for Manila press
May 2, 2001, BBC News, Philippines president widens crackdown
May 12, 2001, BBC News, Philippines' opposed personalities,
May 21, 2001, BBC News, Arroyo's Estrada prison 'deal' criticised,
May 24, 2001, BBC News, Security strengthened in Philippine resorts,
May 27, 2001, BBC News, Philippines hostage search begins,
May 27, 2001, BBC News, Analysis: Philippines kidnapping 'industry',
May 28, 2001, BBC News, Filipino rebel group claim kidnappings,
May 28, 2001, BBC News, Assault ordered on kidnappers,
May 29, 2001, BBC News, Philippine rebels threaten hostages,
May 30, 2001, BBC News, US offers help in hostage crisis,
May 31, 2001, BBC News, Philippine military pursues kidnappers,
May 31, 2001, BBC News, 'Hostages hit' in Philippines clash,

June 1, 2001, BBC News, Philippine troops battle kidnappers,
June 1, 2001, BBC News, Who are the Abu Sayyaf?,
June 2, 2001, BBC News, Philippines hostage crisis deepens,
June 3, 2001, BBC News, Philippine rebels escape siege,
June 3, 2001, BBC News, Philippines rebels evade military,
June 4, 2001, BBC News, Philippine army loses rebels,
June 5, 2001, BBC News, Philippines army clashes with rebels,
June 6, 2001, BBC News, Philippines president considers martial law,
June 6, 2001, BBC News, 10:11 GMT, Philippine rebels: US hostage 'hurt',June 7, 2001, BBC News, Philippine rebels: US hostage 'hurt',
June 7, 2001, BBC News, Philippines rebels urged to negotiate,
June 9, 2001, BBC News, Negotiator contacts Philippine rebels,
June 10, 2001, BBC News, Confusion over Philippines hostages,
June 10, 2001, BBC News, Singapore minister condemns reporting of Islam,
June 10, 2001, BBC News, Little progress in Philippine hostage crisis,
June 11, 2001, BBC News, Rebels renew beheading threat,
June 11, 2001, BBC News, Philippines offer averts beheading,
June 11, 2001, BBC News, US hostage 'killed',
June 11, 2001, BBC News, Analysis: Negotiating with the Abu Sayyaf,
June 12, 2001, BBC News, US hostage 'beheaded',
June 12, 2001, BBC News, Hostage 'beheading' condemned,
June 12, 2001, BBC News, Torsos found on Philippine island,
June 13, 2001, BBC News, Philippines bodies identified,
June 14, 2001, BBC News, Philippines rebels deny killing cleric,
June 14, 2001, BBC News, Estrada 'at risk in prison',
June 15, 2001, BBC News, Increase in piracy, Malaysia warns,
June 18, 2001, BBC News, Philippines US hostage believed dead,
June 19, 2001, BBC News, Philippine army 'to take on rebels',
June 19, 2001, BBC News, Hope for Philippines' Muslim conflict,
June 20, 2001, BBC News, Hope for Philippines' Muslim conflict ,
June 20, 2001, BBC News, Estrada to stay in hospital,
June 21, 2001, BBC News, Severed heads found in Philippines,
June 22, 2001, BBC News, Philippines peace deal signed,
June 23, 2001, BBC News, Beheaded hostages found on Philippines island,
June 23, 2001, BBC News, Headless bodies found in Philippines,
June 27, 2001, BBC News, Philippines: Senior rebel leader arrested,
June 27, 2001, BBC News, Estrada refuses to plead,

July 3, 2001, BBC News, Philippines rebels in Mid-East demand
July 3, 2001, BBC News, Two hostages freed in Philippines,
July 3, 2001, BBC News, Philippines rebels in Mid-East demand,
July 4, 2001, BBC News, Sulawesi violence claims 18 lives,
July 9, 2001, BBC News, Rebel leader caught in Philippines,
July 10, 2001, BBC News, Estrada: The charges,
July 11, 2001, BBC News, Two suspected Philippine rebels arrested,
July 13, 2001, BBC News, Philippines steps up rebel crackdown

August 4, 2001, BBC News, Fifth Philippines hostage beheaded,
August 4, 2001, BBC News, Philippines kidnappers kill nine,
August 5, 2001, BBC News, 3:44 GMT, Hostages rescued in the Philippines,
August 7, 2001, BBC News, Philippines rebels sign ceasefire,
August 10, 2001, BBC News, Philippine military "connived" with rebels,
August 11, 2001, BBC News, Philippines army frees three hostages,
August 14, 2001, BBC News, Low turnout mars Philippines vote,
August 24, 2001, BBC News, Philippine priest: 'Officers took bribes',
August 25, 2001, BBC News, Six killed in ambush in Philippines,
August 27, 2001, BBC News, Filipino hostages to testify at inquiry,
August 31, 2001, BBC News, Trial of Philippines Muslim leader moved,

September 7, 2001, BBC News, Philippine officers may face trial,
September 10, 2001, BBC News, Philippines army chief offers to resign,
September 19, 2001, BBC News, US airlines lose 40,000 more jobs
September 22, 2001, BBC News, UK airlines 'will continue flying'
September 24, 2001, BBC News, Bush calls halt to terror funding,
September 25, 2001, BBC News, Bin Laden: US banned list,
September 25, 2001, BBC News, Philippines on Abu Sayyaf money trail,
September 28, 2001, BBC News, Bin Laden 'still helping Philippines rebels',
September 28, 2001, BBC News, Philippine rebels "helped by Bin Laden",

October 4, 2001, BBC News, 'Fight' over Tommy Suharto acquittal,
October 4, 2001, BBC News, Asian airlines cut US routes,
October 4, 2001, BBC News, Koreas discuss troubled tourism link,
October 5, 2001, BBC News, Provincial capital shelled by Philippine group,
October 8, 2001, BBC News, Philippines skull could be US hostage,
October 8, 2001, BBC News, Philippines troops kill 15 rebels,
October 10, 2001, BBC News, US bolsters Manila's rebel crackdown,
October 12, 2001, BBC News, US hostage confirmed dead,
October 15, 2001, BBC News, Arroyo makes U-turn on deathpenalty,
October 16, 2001, BBC News, Imelda Marcos faces arrest,
October 17, 2001, BBC News, Italian priest kidnapped in Philippines,
October 17, 2001, BBC News, Asia's economies face aftershocks,
October 18, 2001, BBC News, 'Big step' for Philippines peace talks,
October 21, 2001, BBC News, Fierce fighting with Philippines rebels,
October 26, 2001, BBC News, Indonesian Islamists hold fire,
October 29, 2001, BBC News, Eleven die in Philippines bomb blast,
October 29, 2001, BBC News, Abu Sayyaf blamed for bomb blast,
October 29, 2001, BBC News, Recession dominates Asia summit,
October 30, 2001, BBC News, Philippines arrest man over bomb blast,
October 30, 2001, BBC News, Police arrest Philippines bombing suspect,

November 1, 2001, BBC News, Philippines bomb linked to Abu Sayyaf,
November 1, 2001, BBC News, Malaysian PM condemns bombing,
November 2, 2001, BBC News, Manila rejects talks with kidnappers,
November 2, 2001, BBC News, Asean faces trade and terror challenge,
November 5, 2000, BBC News, Asean stumbles over war on terror,
November 5, 2000, BBC News, Philippine rebels release nurse,
November 5, 2000, BBC News, Asean leaders' trade hopes,
November 6, 2001, BBC News, Arroyo rejects US troops offer,
November 7, 2000, BBC News, Philippines Muslim rebels free jailed leader,
November 15, 2001, BBC News, Philippines army rescues seven hostages,
November 15, 2001, BBC News, Philippines hostages 'suffering',
November 19, 2001, BBC News, Filipino Muslim soldiers mutiny,
November 19, 2001, BBC News, Philippines peace deal broken,
November 20, 2001, BBC News, Arroyo suspends renegade governor,
November 21, 2001, BBC News, In pictures: Philippines uprising,
November 21, 2001, BBC News, 'Over 100' dead in Philippines uprising,
November 22, 2001, BBC News, Army hunts for Philippines governor,
November 22, 2001, BBC News, Thousands mourn Malaysia's king,
November 23, 2001, BBC News, More troops to quell Philippines revolt,
November 24, 2001, BBC News, Philippines rebel leader arrested,
November 26, 2001, BBC News, Voters shun Philippines poll,
November 26, 2001, BBC News, Heavy fighting in southern Philippines,
November 27, 2001, BBC News, Philippines rebels threaten 50 hostages,
November 27, 2001, BBC News, A never ending conflict,
November 27, 2001, BBC News, In pictures: Philippines hostage drama,
November 27, 2001, BBC News, Philippine rebels free hostages,
November 28, 2001, BBC News, US holds firm on Philippines hostages,
November 28, 2001, BBC News, Three accused of Bin Laden links,
November 29, 2001, BBC News, Philippine troops clash with rebels,

December 3, 2001, BBC News, Imelda Marcos free to travel abroad,
December 3, 2001, BBC News, Fund giants warn against Burma trade,
December 3, 2001, BBC News, UN envoy 'satisfied' with Burma talks,
December 3, 2001, BBC News, More bloodshed feared in Sulawesi,
December 4, 2001, BBC News, Philippine governor offers olive branch,
December 5, 2001, BBC News, Talks offer for Abu Sayyaf,
December 6, 2001, BBC News, Mahathir says Philippine ties are soured,
December 6, 2001, BBC News, Independence call by Muslim leader,

December 6, 2001, BBC News, Guide to Philippines conflict,
December 7, 2001, BBC News, 9:43 GMT, US troops in Philippines,
December 14, 2001, BBC News, US troops land in south Philippines,
December 20, 2001, BBC News, Malaysia to deport Philippine rebel,
December 23, 2001, BBC News, Canadian hostage freed in Philippines

January 4, 2002, BBC News, Philippines military outline US role,
January 7, 2002, BBC News, Malaysia deports Philippines rebel,
January 8, 2002, BBC News, Misuari followers attack Philippine troops
January 8, 2002, BBC News, Philippine troops clash with rebels,
January 14, 2002, BBC News, US troops join battle against Abu Sayyaf,
January 14, 2002, BBC News, US troops join war on Abu Sayyaf,
January 15, 2002, BBC News, Rally shooting kills 16 in Philippines,
January 16, 2002, BBC Monitoring, Philippine army: Abu Sayyaf, Misuari followers consolidating forces,

January 16, 2002, BBC News, Soldiers killed in Philippines clash,
January 17, 2002, BBC News, Philippine senate inquiry on US troops,
January 17, 2002, BBC News, Philippine inquiry into US troops,

January 18, 2002, BBC News, 6:57 GMT, US troops arrive in Basilan,
January 23, 2002, BBC News, Arroyo wins backing for US deployment,
January 24, 2002, BBC News, Philippine senate debates US troops,
January 26, 2002, BBC News, Questions cloud US Asian campaign,
January 27, 2002, BBC News, Overwhelming support for US troops - Arroyo,
January 28, 2002, BBC News, Philippine president wants UK help,
January 29, 2002, BBC News, US-Philippines operations hit delay,
January 31, 2002, BBC News, Army 'colluded' with Abu Sayyaf,
January 31, 2002, BBC News, US takes terror war to Philippines,

February 1, 2002, BBC News, Philippines moves to protect Americans
February 1, 2002, BBC News, Filipino troops 'see' US hostage,
February 2, 2002, BBC News, US military faces Philippines challenge,
February 5, 2002, BBC News, Legal challenge to US troops,
February 11, 2002, BBC Monitoring, Philippine military says Abu Sayyaf "spy" killed in clash.
February 11, 2002, BBC News, Five die in Philippines blasts,
February 13, 2002, BBC News, US-Philippines agree rules of conduct,

February 16, 2002, BBC News, Five die in Philippines blasts,
February 17, 2002, BBC News, US troops begin Philippine exercises,
February 19, 2002, BBC News, Philippine TV shows beheading video,

February 21, 2002, BBC News, 20:47 GMT, US helicopter crashes in Philippines,
February 22, 2002, BBC News, 10:42 GMT, US helicopter crash in Philippines,

March 6, 2002, BBC News, Philippines mayor takes on rebels,
March 7, 2002, BBC News, US hostages shown on Philippines TV,
March 16, 2002, BBC News, US helicopters in action in Philippines,
March 25, 2002, BBC News, Philippines rejects rebel deal,

April 12, 2002, BBC News, Philippine ferry fire 'lit by cigarette',
April 15, 2002, BBC News, US commander visits Philippines,
April 19, 2002, BBC News, Philippines approves more US troops,
April 19, 2002, BBC News, South-East Asia's terror clampdown,
April 20, 2002, BBC News, US troops arrive on hostage island,
April 21, 2002, BBC News, Blasts kill 14 in southern Philippines,
April 25, 2002, BBC News, US hostage family pays ransom,
April 29, 2002, BBC News, US troops dig in on Basilan,
April 30, 2002, BBC News, Philippine 'rebels' killed in clash,

May 1, 2002, BBC News, Rebels threaten to kill US hostages,
May 3, 2002, BBC News, Abu Sayyaf officer arrested,
May 15, 2002, BBC News, Philippine Muslim leader defiant,
May 23, 2002, BBC News, Philippines bombing suspect arrested,
May 27, 2002, BBC News, US hostages mark year in captivity,
May 29, 2002, BBC News, US offers $5m for Abu Sayyaf,
May 29, 2002, BBC News, Philippines attack on US helicopter denied,
May 30, 2002, BBC News, US official to visit East Asia,

June 2, 2002, BBC News, US inspects Philippines mission,
June 3, 2002, BBC News, US eyes Philippines extension,
June 7, 2002, BBC News, Hostages die in Philippine rescue bid
June 8, 2002, BBC News, Philippine army hunts rebels,
June 10, 2002, BBC News, Freed missionary calls for justice,
June 11, 2002, BBC News, Arroyo defends hostage rescue,
June 11, 2002, BBC News, Freed US hostage welcomed home,
June 14, 2002, BBC News, Philippines mourns hostage 'heroine'
June 16, 2002, BBC News, Philippine army clashes with rebels,
June 18, 2002, BBC News, Indonesian sailors seized in Philippines,
June 18, 2002, BBC News, US troops under fire in Philippines,
June 19, 2002, BBC News, Kidnapped Indonesian found,
June 21, 2002, BBC News, Philippines rebel leader 'shot',
June 21, 2002, BBC News, Abu Sayyaf still a threat,
June 22, 2002, BBC News, Philippines search for rebel's body,
June 24, 2002, BBC News, Hunt continues for Philippine rebel's body,
June 25, 2002, BBC News, Filipino nets Abu Sayyaf reward,
June 26, 2002, BBC News, Philippines ends search for shot rebel

July 8, 2002, BBC News, Malaysian state passes Islamic law,
July 23, 2002, BBC News, US indicts Abu Sayyaf leaders,
July 31, 2002, BBC News, US troops prepare to leave Philippines,
July 31, 2002, BBC News, US troops leave Philippines.

August 5, 2002, BBC News, Philippine troops capture seven rebels,
August 6, 2002, BBC News, Philippines targets communist rebels,
August 21, 2002, BBC News, Philippines links Abu Sayyaf to kidnap,
August 22, 2002, BBC News, Muslim rebels behead two hostages,
August 22, 2002, BBC News, Who are the Abu Sayyaf?,
August 22, 2002, BBC News, Jolo: Unstable paradise,
August 23, 2002, BBC News, Philippines give kidnappers chance,
August 25, 2002, BBC News, Philippine gang leader shot dead,
August 27, 2002, BBC News, Philippines 'to attack' kidnappers,
August 28, 2002, BBC News, Philippines army in Jolo offensive,

September 18, 2002, BBC News, Was the US' Basilan operation a success?
September 26, 2002, BBC News, Kidnapped Philippines teachers freed,
September 27, 2002, BBC News, Abu Sayyaf blames Manila for deaths,

October 3, 2002, BBC News, Abu Sayyaf blamed for Philippine blast,
October 7, 2002, BBC News, Philippines clampdown after bombing,
October 14, 2002, BBC News, The al-Qaeda - Bali bomb connection,
October 17, 2002, BBC News, Blasts hit southern Philippine city,
October 19, 2002, BBC News, Top Abu Sayyaf rebel 'arrested',
October 22, 2002, BBC News, Philippines get wrong Abu Sayyaf man,
October 23, 2002, BBC News, Philippine bombing suspects arrested,
October 31, 2002, BBC News, Australia warns of terror attacks,

November 11, 2002, BBC News, Jordanian city under curfew,
November 14, 2002, BBC News, Philippines arrest Abu Sayyaf bomber,
November 14, 2002, BBC News, Australian fury at Bali bomber,
November 15, 2002, BBC News, Terror threat shuts Jakarta schools,
November 27, 2002, BBC News, Bali suspect 'admits al-Qaeda link'
November 28, 2002, BBC News, Terror threat shuts Manila embassies
November 29, 2002, BBC News, Philippines criticises embassy closures

December 3, 2002, BBC News, Asian uproar over military strike threat
December 4, 2002, BBC News, South-East Asia's new militant chief
December 25, 2002, BBC News, Philippine troops clash with rebels,

January 14, 2003, BBC News, Estrada testifies over 'bribe attempt',

January 16, 2003, BBC News, Philippine soldiers killed by rebels
February 17, 2003, BBC News, US troops set for Muslim stronghold
February 21, 2003, BBC News, US troops 'to fight' in Philippines,
February 28, 2003, BBC News, Arroyo orders end of Abu Sayyaf,
March 6, 2003, BBC News, Manila links MILF to bomb,
March 14, 2003, BBC News, Arroyo wary of US role in Sulu,
March 17, 2003, BBC News, US unwelcome in southern Philippines,
March 28, 2003, BBC News, Hostage escapes Abu Sayyaf,
April 9, 2003, BBC News, Arroyo allows US troops on Sulu,
April 15, 2003, BBC News, Fresh clashes in Philippines,
May 2, 2003, BBC News, Fresh clashes in the Philippines,
May 8, 2003, BBC News, Philippine army 'aided kidnappers',
May 17, 2003, BBC News, Hostages escape Abu Sayyaf,
June 3, 2003, BBC News, Mindanao's Muslim refugees,
July 28, 2003, BBC News, Manila mutineers' claims,
August 7, 2003, BBC News, Escaped Philippine militant killed,
September 22, 2003, BBC News, Arroyo reviews militant manhunt,
October 6, 2003, BBC News, Hostages taken in Borneo resort,
October 7, 2003, BBC News, Borneo kidnapping boat found,
October 7, 2003, BBC News, Manila prison shoot-out kills four,
December 8, 2003, BBC News, Abu Sayyaf commander held,
December 30, 2003, BBC News, Philippines to expel US 'militants',

February 27, 2004, BBC News, Abu Sayyaf members sentenced,
February 29, 2004, BBC News, Islamic militants 'bombed ferry',
March 2, 2004, BBC News, Militant missing with lost ferry,
March 30, 2004, BBC News, Philippines bomb plot 'thwarted',
March 30, 2004, BBC News, Guide to the Philippines conflict,
April 8, 2004, BBC News, Abu Sayyaf leader killed,
April 10, 2004, BBC News, Militants flee Philippines jail,
April 12, 2004, BBC News, Philippines hunt for fugitives.
May 12, 2004, BBC News, Bomb blast on Philippines island,
July 29, 2004, BBC News, Burnham testifies against captors

August 13, 2004, BBC News, Abu Sayyaf sentenced to death
October 11, 2004, BBC News, Bomb caused Philippine ferry fire
November 20, 2004, BBC News, Air raids hit Philippines rebels
January 27, 2005, BBC News, Philippines army bombs militants,
February 8, 2005, BBC News, Philippine rebels clash with army,

February 9, 2005, BBC News, Philippines battle toll rises,
February 10, 2005, BBC News, Clashes continue in Philippines,
February 10, 2005, BBC News, Guide to the Philippines conflict,
February 11, 2005, BBC News, Manila sends more troops to Jolo,
February 13, 2005, BBC News, Battle rages on Philippine island,
February 14, 2005, BBC News, Philippines hit by three blasts,
February 15, 2005, BBC News, Arroyo vows to 'wipe out' bombers,
February 16, 2005, BBC News, Philippines alert for more bombs,
March 14, 2005, BBC News, Five killed in Manila jailbreak,
March 15, 2005, BBC News, Bloody end to Manila jail break,
March 15, 2005, BBC News, In pictures: Police storm Manila jail,
March 15, 2005, BBC News, Profiles of dead Abu Sayyaf leaders,
March 15, 2005, BBC News, Bloody end to Manila jail break,
March 16, 2005, BBC News, Manila alert after prison deaths,
March 23, 2005, BBC News, Manila foils Easter 'bombing plot',
August 28, 2005, BBC News, Bomb blast hits Philippines ferry,

January 3, 2006, BBC News, Country profile: The Philippines
February 17, 2006, BBC News, Timeline: The Philippines,
February 18, 2006, BBC News, Blast at US Philippines army base,
March 22, 2006, BBC News, Estrada appears in plunder trial,
March 27, 2006, BBC News, Blast hits southern Philippines,
March 28, 2006, BBC News, Philippines blast 'extortion bid',
June 5, 2006, BBC News, Day in pictures,
August 1, 2006, BBC News, Philippines troops in Jolo clash,
August 2, 2006, BBC News, Fierce fighting in S Philippines,
August 4, 2006, BBC News, Day in pictures,
August 23, 2006, BBC News, Two dead in Philippines fighting,
September 4, 2006, BBC News, New violence in south Philippines,
September 7, 2006, BBC News, Fresh fighting in S Philippines,
September 24, 2006, BBC News, In pictures: Observing Ramadan,
October 5, 2006, BBC News, Bali bomber's wife 'held in Jolo',
October 11, 2006, BBC News, Security high after Mindanao bomb,
December 28, 2006, BBC News, Body may be key Philippine rebel,
January 10, 2007, BBC News, Double bomb attack in Philippines,
January 17, 2007, BBC News, Philippines militant 'shot dead'
January 18, 2007, BBC News, Arroyo vows to defeat militants
January 20, 2007, BBC News, Testing confirms Abu Sayyaf death
January 23, 2007, BBC News, Is this the end for Abu Sayyaf?
January 25, 2007, BBC News, Key Bali bomb suspect 'wounded',
February 2, 2007, BBC News, Gunmen storm Philippines prison,
February 6, 2007, BBC News, Day in pictures,
April 2, 2007, BBC News, US helps fight against Abu Sayyaf
April 8, 2007, BBC News, Ten dead at Philippine army base
April 16, 2007, BBC News, Appeal to end Philippine clashes,
April 20, 2007, BBC News, Philippine group beheads hostages,
April 21, 2007, BBC News, US warns of attack in Philippines,
May 11, 2007, BBC News, Key militant's children seized,
June 7, 2007, BBC News, US gives Filipino informants $10m,
June 28, 2007, BBC News, Abu Sayyaf 'chooses new leader',
July 11, 2007, BBC News, Rebels behead Philippine troops,
July 15, 2007, BBC News, Manila terror law draws criticism,
August 9, 2007, BBC News, Rebels kill 20 Philippine troops,
August 10, 2007, BBC News, Philippine clashes leave 50 dead,
August 10, 2007, BBC News, Guide to the Philippines conflict,
August 11, 2007, BBC News, Thousands flee Philippine clashes,
August 12, 2007, BBC News, Philippines army HQ moves south,
August 13, 2007, BBC News, Day in pictures,
August 13, 2007, BBC News, Philippine army in new offensive,
August 23, 2007, BBC News, Arroyo visits soldiers in south,
October 2, 2007, BBC News, Ten dead in Philippines violence,
October 26, 2007, BBC News, Profile: Joseph Estrada,
December 6, 2007, BBC News, Philippine rebels jailed for life,
December 16, 2007, BBC News, Philippine Islamist 'shot dead',
January 16, 2008, BBC News, Gunmen kill priest in Philippines,
February 4, 2008, BBC News, Five killed in Philippines clash,
March 6, 2008, BBC News, Manila 'bomb plotters' arrested,
May 29, 2008, BBC News, Three killed in Philippines blast,
June 13, 2008, BBC News, One hostage freed in Philippines,
June 17, 2008, BBC News, TV hostages freed in Philippines,
July 17, 2008, BBC News, Philippines Muslim area to expand
September 8, 2008, BBC News, Is Philippine peace process dead?

January 15, 2009, BBC News, Aid workers taken in Philippines,
January 18, 2009, BBC News, Hostages make call to Red Cross,
January 20, 2009, BBC News, Kidnapped aid workers are 'alive',
February 4, 2009, BBC News, Philippine hostages 'doing well',
February 6, 2009, BBC News, Philippine hostages make appeal,
February 13, 2009, BBC News, Sri Lankan seized in Philippines,
March 17, 2009, BBC News, Philippine clashes near hostages,
March 19, 2009, BBC News, Philippines hostage deal brokered,
March 28, 2009, BBC News, ICRC pleads for Philippines trio,
March 28, 2009, BBC News, Philippines in hostage compromise,
March 31, 2009, BBC News, Emergency declared in Philippines,
April 1, 2009, BBC News, Philippine hostage fate unknown,
April 2, 2009, BBC News, Philippines rebels free hostage,
April 18, 2009, BBC News, Philippines police rescue hostage,
April 18, 2009, BBC News, Philippines mulls hostage rescue,
June 5, 2009, BBC News, Red Cross concerned for hostage,
July 7, 2009, BBC News, More bombs in south Philippines,
July 11, 2009, BBC News, Italian released in Philippines,
July 12, 2009, BBC News, Italian Red Cross hostage freed,
August 13, 2009, BBC News, Philippines clashes leave 43 dead,
August 13, 2009, BBC News, Philippines clashes leave dozens dead,
September 1, 2009, BBC News, More Philippine terror arrests,
September 23, 2009, BBC News, Philippines 'captures top rebel',
September 29, 2009, BBC News, US soldiers killed in Philippines,
October 12, 2009, BBC News, Irish priest seized in Mindanao,
November 9, 2009, BBC News, Teacher beheaded in Philippines,
December 8, 2009, BBC News, Philippine Muslims restart peace talks in Malaysia,
December 9, 2009, Abu Sayyaf, Philippines peace deal 'in 2010',
December 16, 2009, BBC News, Key Abu Sayyaf member 'arrested',
December 18, 2009, BBC News, Guide to the Philippines conflict,


February 17, 2010, BBC News, Philippine peace deal 'unlikely',
February 21, 2010, BBC News, Philippines rebel chief 'killed',
February 25, 2010, BBC News, Philippines holds 'Sayyaf rebel',
February 27, 2010, BBC News, Philippine militants raid village,
March 7, 2010, BBC News, Philippine troops kill 'rebels',
April 13, 2010, BBC News, Nine killed by Philippines rebels,
November 30, 2010, BBC News, Gunmen kidnap 11 in Philippines,

February 10, 2011, BBC News, Philippines Muslim rebels in talks in Malaysia,
July 13, 2011, BBC News, Philippine rebels deny kidnapping Americans in Mindanao,
September 25, 2011, BBC News, Philippines ambush leaves '15 dead',
October 3, 2011, BBC News, Filipino-American woman kidnapped in July is freed,
October 3, 2011, BBC News, Kidnappers free Filipino-American hostage after two months,
October 3, 2011, BBC News, Gaddafi's quixotic and brutal rule,
November 3, 2011, BBC News, Zamboanga wedding guests caught in Philippine blast,
November 4, 2011, BBC News, Philippines profile - Timeline,
November 4, 2011, BBC News, Philippines country profile - Overview

January 5, 2012, BBC News, Philippine kidnappers demand ransom for Australian,
February 2, 2012, BBC News, Philippine military 'kills three wanted militants',
February 3, 2012, BBC News, Philippine troops seek body of 'dead' militant Marwan,


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