31.   The military has accused Abu Sayyaf of bombings and ransom kidnappings whose targets included American and Spanish missionaries and Filipino businessmen.

32.   The military has accused Abu Sayyaf of bombings and ransom kidnappings, targeting American and Spanish missionaries and Filipino businessmen.

33.   The military has accused Abu Sayyaf of bombings and ransom kidnappings, targetting American and Spanish missionaries and Filipino businessmen.

34.   The military claims the camp was being used as a sanctuary by bandits and former guerrillas involved in ransom kidnappings.

35.   The raid would be the boldest act so far by the group, which the military had publicly depicted as a band of outlaws engaged mainly in ransom kidnappings.

36.   There have been numerous ransom kidnappings in the area, many of them committed by former members of the MILF.

37.   There have been numerous ransom kidnappings in the area, many of them committed by former members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, or MILF.

38.   They are also blamed for numerous ransom kidnappings and other violent attacks in the southern Philippines.

39.   They are also blamed for numerous ransom kidnappings and other violent attacks.

40.   Veined by Magdalena River tributaries that climb into thickly forested Andean highlands, the region has traditionally been used by rebels to hide victims of ransom kidnappings.