필리핀 이슬람 과격 무장단체의 알 카에다 주요 연계

Abstract

The Philippines as a nation-state of Southeast Asia is not free from terrorism. Terrorism, by striking at civilian targets, is essentially a threat to human security. The scale and scope of operation by the new terrorists also make them a threat to state-security. The Philippines feels a state-security threat because there are an active militant Muslim groups, particularly the Abu Sayyaf Group(ASG) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front(MILF), believed to have links with the Al Qaeda as an international terrorist group. In this regard, the primary objective of this study is deeply to examine Al Qaeda major links of militant muslim groups in the Philippines. To find the correct answers to the primary objective of the study, the researcher was first to take a close look at the militant muslim groups in the Philippines and the background of Al Qaeda's entrance to the Philippines. In other words, he examined MILF and ASG classified as a militant muslim groups in the Philippines and analysed how the Al Qaeda has turned to the Philippines. Next, he tried to search the Al Qaeda major links of MILF and ASG under an "Open Source Information", that are fighting to establish an Islamic state in Mindanao, an island in the Southern Philippines. Lastly, a conclusion was drawn with the prospects on how the MILF/ASG-Al Qaeda connection will be influenced on the Philippine government's strategy to the war on terrorism.