Abu Sayyaf has been a hostile Islamist militant group for twenty years. While Moro separatist groups including the Moro National Liberation Front and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front have sometimes been pursued for peace talks, Abu Sayyaf has shown no sign of being reasonable enough to talk with. The government has fought them sporadically for decades as a result...."
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