Editing Abu Sayyaf (section)

=====2009 Irish priest kidnapping=====
On October 11, 2009, Irish Catholic missionary Michael Sinnott, aged 79, from [[Barntown]] [[County Wexford]] was kidnapped from a gated compound in [[Pagadian]], the capital of [[Zamboanga del Sur]] province, suspected to be part of ASG and some renegade members of MILF. Six kidnappers forced the priest into a mini-van and drove towards Sta. Lucia (district), where they transferred to a boat. Sinnott had a heart condition and was without medication when abducted. In early November, a demand for $US2&nbsp;million ransom was made. On November 11, 2009, Father Sinnott was released in [[Zamboanga City]]. The Department of Foreign Affairs (Ireland) claimed that no ransom was paid by the Irish Government.<ref>{{cite news |last=See |first=Aie Balagtas |date=October 12, 2009 |title=Gunmen seize Irish priest in Pagadian City |work=GMA Online |url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/174394/gunmen-seize-irish-priest-in-pagadian-city/story/ |access-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/nov/11/kidnapped-priest-michael-sinnott-freed|title=Kidnapped Irish priest Michael Sinnott freed in Philippines|work=The Guardian|date=November 12, 2009|access-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Uy |first=Jocelyn R. |date=July 19, 2012 |title=Irish priest who survived kidnapping by Abu Sayyaf returning to native land |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |url=http://globalnation.inquirer.net/44787/irish-priest-who-survived-kidnapping-by-abu-sayyaf-returning-to-native-land |access-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1111/124112-sinnottm/|title=Fr Michael Sinnott freed|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=November 12, 2009|access-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref>