Isnilon Hapilon
Isnilon Totoni Hapilon (March 18, 1966 – October 16, 2017), also known by the nom de guerre Abu Abdullah al-Filipini ("Abu Abdullah the Filipino"), was a Filipino Islamist militant affiliated with ISIS.[1][2]
He was formerly leader of Abu Sayyaf Group before its battalions pledged their allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.[3]
An April 2016 issue of ISIS' weekly newsletter Al Naba said that Hapilon had been appointed as "emir of all Islamic State forces in the Philippines".[4]
In the early morning of October 16, 2017, he was killed at the age of 51 by the Philippine military in the Battle of Marawi along with Omar Maute.[5]
References
- ↑ Moubayed, Sami (February 12, 2017). "The Philippines: a new source of grass roots for ISIS?". Asia Times. http://www.atimes.com/article/philippines-new-source-grass-roots-isis. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ↑ Ness, Marielle (June 15, 2017) (PDF). Beyond the caliphate: Islamic state activity outside the group's defined wilayat: Southeast Asia. United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, U.S.: Combating Terrorism Center. https://ctc.usma.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CTC-Southeast-Asia.pdf. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Abu Sayyaf rebels pledge allegiance to ISIS". manilatimes.net. January 11, 2016. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Islamic State details activity in the Philippines". The Long War Journal. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Terrorists Isnilon Hapilon, Omar Maute killed in Marawi battle". ABS-CBN News. http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/16/17/terrorists-isnilon-hapilon-omar-maute-killed-in-marawi-battle. Retrieved 2017-10-16.