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The author warns that despite the regeneration of the ASG as a bonafide terrorist organization, the primary security threat confronting the GRP comes from the Communist Party of the Philippines and their armed wing, the New People's Army. To that end, the GRP will focus on the ASG and MILF in as much as they expect it to garner U.S. materiel support and assistance. He advises U.S. Defense department and policymakers regarding institutional frailties of the GRP and institutional corruption within the Philippine armed forces. While the author suggests that training continue, he cautions about being drawn into a quagmire. Despite the MILF's ties to the ASG and JIO, he also suggests that the U.S. should continue to support the peace process and to try to wean the MILF off their relationship with terrorist organizations.

ISBN

1728

Publication Date

9-1-2005

Keywords

Abu Sayyaf, Abuza, Philippines, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, MILF, Jemaah Islamiyah, Al Qaeda, Terrorism, Southeast Asia, Khadaffy Janjalani Ramzi Yousef, Training Camps, InsurgencyBalik Islam, Abdurrajak Janjalani, Osama bin Laden, Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, Abu Bakar' Ba'asyir, Abu Rusdan, Irregular Challenges

Balik Terrorism: The Return of the Abu Sayyaf

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