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kidnapping for ransom
![Kidnapping in the Sulu Sea: Implications on Terrorism in the Philippines Kidnapping in the Sulu Sea: Implications on Terrorism in the Philippines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-16073431189-8bfa57bd08-k.jpg)
Kidnapping in the Sulu Sea: Implications on Terrorism in the Philippines
By Kenneth Yeo
In the Sulu Seas, kidnap-for-ransom activities perpetrated by Islamic State-linked terrorist networks are on the rise again.
![Criminals With a Cause: The Crime-Terror Nexus in the Southern Philippines Criminals With a Cause: The Crime-Terror Nexus in the Southern Philippines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-10_17-01-35.jpg)
Criminals With a Cause: The Crime-Terror Nexus in the Southern Philippines
By Rob Attwell
Kidnappings in the region highlight the complex links between poverty, crime, militancy, and terrorist financing.
![American University of Afghanistan Faculty Kidnapped at Gunpoint in Kabul American University of Afghanistan Faculty Kidnapped at Gunpoint in Kabul](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-09_19-27-06.jpg)
American University of Afghanistan Faculty Kidnapped at Gunpoint in Kabul
By Catherine Putz
No group has claimed the kidnapping of an American and an Australian, both faculty members at AUAF.
![Chinese Tourist Abducted From Malaysian Resort by Armed Gunmen Chinese Tourist Abducted From Malaysian Resort by Armed Gunmen](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-04-03_14-32-59.jpg)
Chinese Tourist Abducted From Malaysian Resort by Armed Gunmen
By Shannon Tiezzi
Two women, a Chinese tourist and a Filipino worker, were abducted by gunman believed to be Philippine militants.
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