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Rajah Sulaiman movement is an Islamic terrorist organization in the Philippines , founded by Ahmed Santos in 1991.1Its membership consists of Filipino Christians who have converted to Islam and it is now one of the major conflicts in the Philippines.2According to the Philippine government, the group's soldiers have been trained, financed and governed by Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiah , a Philippine terrorist group with links to Al Qaeda .3The group is named after Rajah Sulaiman III , a 16th century Muslim chieftain of Manila who fought the Spaniards during the colonization of the Philippines. Similar to the Abu Sayyaf, the members belonging to this group claim they want to re-established the Islamic government and its religion in the Philippines.4
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The Rajah Sulaiman Movement is an organization in the Philippines , founded by Ahmed Santos in 1991. Its membership consists of Filipino Christians who have converted to Islam and it is now one of the major conflicts in the Philippines. According to the Philippine government, the group's soldiers have been trained, financed and governed by Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiah , a Philippine terrorist group with links to Al Qaeda . The group is named after Rajah Sulaiman III , a 16th-century Muslim chieftain of Manila who fought the Spaniards during the colonization of the Philippines. Similar to the Abu Sayyaf, the members belonging to this group claim they want to re-establish the Islamic government and its religion in the Philippines. Also known as Rajah Solaiman Islamic Movement (RSIM).
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The Rajah Sulaiman Movement was an organization in the Philippines , founded by Ahmed Santos in 1991. According to the Philippine government, the group's militants had been trained, financed and governed by Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiah , a Philippine terrorist group with links to Al Qaeda . Also known as Rajah Solaiman Islamic Movement (RSIM). Philippines arrests key militants Its membership consisted of Filipino Christians who had converted to Islam.
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The Rajah Sulaiman Movement was an organization in the Philippines , founded by Ahmed Santos in 1991. According to the Philippine government, the group's militants had been trained, financed and governed by Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiah , a Philippine terrorist group with links to the Al Qaeda . Also known as Rajah Solaiman Islamic Movement (RSIM). Philippines arrests key militants Its membership consisted of Filipino Christians who had converted to Islam.
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Philippines Islamic organization The Rajah Sulaiman Movement was an organization in the Philippines , founded in the late 1990s.According to the Philippine government, the group's militants were trained and financed by Jemaah Islamiah and Abu Sayyaf , a terrorist group with links to the Al-Qaeda .On October 16, 2024, the group's founder Hilarion Del Rosario Santos III , was convicted by a Philippine court for participating in the 2000 Sipadan kidnappings and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Also known as Rajah Solaiman Islamic Movement (RSIM). Philippines arrests key militants Its membership consisted of Filipino Christians who had converted to Islam.
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islamic terrorist organization in the philippines
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organization in the philippines
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