Filipino militants threaten 3 hostages after beheading 1

The brutal group emerged in the early 1990s as an extremist offshoot of a decades-long Muslim separatist rebellion in the south.

Let's not forget that before that, Abu Sayyaf's founders were trained by the Mujahideen in Afghanistan, the US-backed groups that fought and resisted against the left-wing Afghan government and the Soviets.

These people are dirt.

PM Abe should send Japanese Special Forces to help ally Philippines defeat Abu Sayyaf.

Sending trainer planes doesn't help and seems just a show of support.

A true ally must fight alongside Philippine forces in Basilan and defeat AS.

I'm sure the well-trained Japanese forces will annihilate AS in 4 months.

Let's not forget that before that, Abu Sayyaf's founders were trained by the Mujahideen in Afghanistan, the US-backed groups that fought and resisted against the left-wing Afghan government and the Soviets.

And before that they were trained in Islamic theology in Saudi Arabia, as were many Islamists around the world.