Ajang Ajang group explained

The Ajang Ajang group 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 two bombs. The word Ajang Ajang is a Tausug word for "orphans", describing the group consists of people who lost a loved one due to war.

Terrorist acts

On December 31, 2018, one of two bombs exploded and killed two persons 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2 dead, 34 hurt in Cotabato City mall blast. December 31, 2018. ABS-CBN News. January 31, 2019. February 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190202072550/https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/31/18/11-hurt-in-cotabato-city-department-store-blast. live.
  2. News: Cotabato bomb blast an act of terror: PNP. Santos. Raffy. January 2, 2019. ABS-CBN News. January 31, 2019. January 29, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190129122838/https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/02/19/cotabato-bomb-blast-an-act-of-terror-pnp. live.
  3. Web site: AFP releases names of casualties of Jolo blast. Francis Wakefield. Manila Bulletin. January 29, 2019. January 30, 2019. January 30, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190130221011/https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/01/29/afp-releases-names-of-casualties-of-jolo-blast/. dead.
  4. Web site: 2 dead, 4 hurt in Zamboanga mosque blast. Rosalado. RJ. January 30, 2019. ABS-CBN News. January 30, 2019. January 29, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190129222031/https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/30/19/at-least-4-hurt-in-zamboanga-mosque-blast. live.
  5. News: Imams condemned Church and Masjid bomb attack. Saaduddin. Deh. January 30, 2019. Dateliners News. January 31, 2019. February 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013640/http://www.dateliners.net/2019/01/30/imams-condemned-church-and-masjid-bomb-attack/. dead.

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