[{"command":"openDialog","selector":"#drupal-modal","settings":null,"data":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022ds-1col clearfix\u0022\u003E\n\n  \n\n  \n  \u003Cp\u003EBoth Western and Southeast Asian media outlets highlight the strong relationship between JI and the ASG, the latter still making news even in the U.S. and Europe for targeting tourists for kidnap and ransom. ASG, known to have conducted vicious killings in 2014,\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201c21 civilians killed in suspected Abu Sayyaf ambush in Sulu,\u201d GMA Network, July 28, 2014, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gmanetwork.com\/news\/story\/372295\/news\/regions\/21-civilians-killed-in-suspected-abu-sayyaf-ambush-in-sulu\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.gmanetwork.com\/news\/story\/372295\/news\/regions\/21-civilians-killed-in-suspected-abu-sayyaf-ambush-in-sulu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E continually harbors JI terrorists, such as now-deceased leader Marwan.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cMarwan alive has serious implications: Trillanes,\u201d ABS-CBN News, August 7, 2014, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.abs-cbnnews.com\/nation\/08\/07\/14\/marwan-alive-has-serious-implications-trillanes\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.abs-cbnnews.com\/nation\/08\/07\/14\/marwan-alive-has-serious-implications-trillanes\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E According to Philippine Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, Marwan was one of the most dangerous terrorists in the world and topped the FBI\u2019s most-wanted list. Agence France-Presse reported that ASG militants are harboring three Malaysian JI members who provide bomb making training to the group.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EAgence France-Presse, \u201cToll in Philippine clashes with Islamists rises to 26,\u201d \u003Cem\u003EDaily Mail\u003C\/em\u003E (London), February 28, 2015, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/wires\/afp\/article-2973152\/Toll-Philippine-clashes-Islamists-rises-26.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/wires\/afp\/article-2973152\/Toll-Philippine-clashes-Islamists-rises-26.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E This highlights one of the key features of the relationship: exchange of tactics and skills. For instance, JI fighters were trained in Afghanistan and Pakistan and in turn established a training camp at Camp Abu Bakr in Mindanao, Philippines. In summer 2014, the GMA network, a major Tagalog and English language news conglomerate in the Philippines, drew attention to ASG\u2019s connection to JI during coverage of the ASG\u2019s recent deadly attacks on over two dozen civilians.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201c21 civilians killed in suspected Abu Sayyaf ambush in Sulu,\u201d GMA Network, July 28, 2014, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gmanetwork.com\/news\/story\/372295\/news\/regions\/21-civilians-killed-in-suspected-abu-sayyaf-ambush-in-sulu\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.gmanetwork.com\/news\/story\/372295\/news\/regions\/21-civilians-killed-in-suspected-abu-sayyaf-ambush-in-sulu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n","dialogOptions":{"minWidth":850,"resizable":true,"modal":true,"title":"JI and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)"}},{"command":"doFootnotes"}]