21 March 2023 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

A pair of Abu Sayyaf militants fighting Philippine troops with an M1 rifle in July 2017 during the 153-day urban battle for the city of Marawi on the island of Mindanao.

Abu Sayyaf officially known by the Islamic State as the Islamic State – East Asia Province, is a Jihadist militant and pirate group that follows the Wahhabi doctrine of Sunni Islam. It is based in and around Jolo and Basilan islands in the southwestern part of the Philippines, where for more than four decades, Moro groups have been engaged in an insurgency seeking to make Moro Province independent. The group is considered violent[and was responsible for the Philippines' worst terrorist attack, the bombing of MV Superferry 14 in 2004, which killed 116 people. The name of the group is derived from the Arabic abu and sayyaf. As of June 2021, the group is estimated to have less than 50 members, down from 1,250 in 2000. They use mostly improvised explosive devices, mortars, and automatic rifles.

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