1.   Earlier this year, Cox began a series of crimes, including the abduction of five girls in Texas and Louisiana.

2.   It has been blamed for numerous attacks on Christians, including the abduction of foreign missionaries.

3.   The Abu Sayyaf has been blamed for numerous violence in the southern Philippines, mostly attacks against Christian communities, including the abduction of foreign missionaries.

4.   The group has been blamed for numerous attacks on Christians, including the abduction of foreign missionaries.

5.   The latest guerrilla onslaught follows weekend attacks by the National Liberation Army, or ELN, which killed eight people and included the abduction of a ruling party senator.