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Support and Recruitment:
Abu Sayyaf
Early Support Ties:
• Ustadz Abdurajak Janjalani
• Kidnapping for ransom, Drug extortion
• Al-Qaeda
• ASG’s support of Ramzi Yousef’s Bojinka Plan: 2004
Deterioration of Support:
• Philippine counterterrorism efforts
• Breakup of Ramzi Yousef terror cell
• The death of Janjalani: December 1998
• Stunted the growth of the organization
Support Today:
• September 11th
• Deaths of Janjalani’s younger brother, Khadaffy: 2006
• Reliance on funds from kidnapping for ransom, drug extortion
• Division amongst the group
The Future:
• Moving away from the established Islamic Ideology
• Much weaker
• More crime driven
• Fighting for relevance and support
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