Ajang Ajang group

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.^{[citation needed]} The word Ajang Ajang is a Tausug word for "orphans", describing the group consists of people who lost a loved one due to war.^{[citation needed]}

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]

References

^ "2 dead, 34 hurt in Cotabato City mall blast". ABS-CBN News. December 31, 2018. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
^ Santos, Raffy (January 2, 2019). "Cotabato bomb blast an act of terror: PNP". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
^ Francis Wakefield (January 29, 2019). "AFP releases names of casualties of Jolo blast". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
^ Rosalado, RJ (January 30, 2019). "2 dead, 4 hurt in Zamboanga mosque blast". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
^ Saaduddin, Deh (January 30, 2019). "Imams condemned Church and Masjid bomb attack". Dateliners News. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.

[1] "2 dead, 34 hurt in Cotabato City mall blast". ABS-CBN News. December 31, 2018. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.

[2] Santos, Raffy (January 2, 2019). "Cotabato bomb blast an act of terror: PNP". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.

[3] Francis Wakefield (January 29, 2019). "AFP releases names of casualties of Jolo blast". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.

[4] Rosalado, RJ (January 30, 2019). "2 dead, 4 hurt in Zamboanga mosque blast". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.

[5] Saaduddin, Deh (January 30, 2019). "Imams condemned Church and Masjid bomb attack". Dateliners News. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.

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