Wikipedia's first sentence called it “bomb making expert who was head of the special operations group of the bangsamoro islamic freedom fighters and”. Today it says “filipino terrorist and a bomb-making expert who led the special operations group of the bangsamoro islamic free”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Filipino Islamic terrorist (1974–2015) In this Filipino name , the middle name or maternal family name is Batabol and the surname or paternal family name is Usman . Ahmad Akmad Batabol Usman (1974 – 3 May 2015), more commonly known as Abdul Basit Usman , was a Filipino terrorist and a bomb-making expert who led the Special Operations Group of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and had links to the Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah militant groups. Usman was on the United States' Rewards for Justice Program list, which offered $1 million for his capture.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Ahmad Akmad Usman y Batabol (1974 - 3 May 2015) more commonly known as Abdul Basit Usman was a bomb making expert who was head of the Special Operations Group of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and had links with Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah groups. Usman was on the US Rewards for Justice program list, offering US $1 million for his capture.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Ahmad Akmad Usman y Batabol (1974 – 3 May 2015), more commonly known as Abdul Basit Usman , was a Filipino bomb-making expert who led the Special Operations Group of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and had links to the Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah militant groups.Usman was on the United States' Rewards for Justice Program list, which offered $1 million for his capture.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
In this Spanish name , the first or paternal surname is Usman and the second or maternal family name is Batabol . Ahmad Akmad Usman y Batabol (1974 – 3 May 2015), more commonly known as Abdul Basit Usman , was a Filipino terrorist and a bomb-making expert who led the Special Operations Group of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and had links to the Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah militant groups. Usman was on the United States' Rewards for Justice Program list, which offered $1 million for his capture.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “bomb making expert who was head of the special operations group of the bangsamoro islamic freedom fighters and”. Today it says “filipino terrorist and a bomb-making expert who led the special operations group of the bangsamoro islamic free”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
bomb making expert who was head of the special operations group of the bangsamoro islamic freedom fighters and
Now
filipino terrorist and a bomb-making expert who led the special operations group of the bangsamoro islamic free
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