Usually means: Islamic extremist group, Philippines-based.
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Abu Sayyaf)

noun:  Abu Sayyaf, officially known by the Islamic State as the Islamic State – East Asia Province, was a Jihadist militant and pirate group that followed the Wahhabi doctrine of Sunni Islam.
noun:  Fathi Ben Awn Ben Jildi Murad al-Tunisi, also known by the nom de guerre Abu Sayyaf, was a Tunisian senior leader of the Islamic State who was described as overseeing gas and oil operations.
noun:  Mohammad al-Shalabi (in Arabic محمد الشلبي, born in Ma'an, Jordan) better known as (in Arabic أبو سياف) a Salafi cleric and the head of the Jordanian Jihadi Salafist Movement (in Arabic التيار السلفي الجهادي في الأردن).
noun:  a Jihadist militant and pirate group in the Philippines.


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