Editing Abu Sayyaf (section)

=====2000 Sipadan kidnappings=====
{{Main|2000 Sipadan kidnappings}}
On May 3, 2000, Abu Sayyaf guerrillas occupied the Malaysian dive resort island [[Sipadan]] and took 21 [[hostage]]s, including 10 tourists and 11 resort workers – 19 foreign nationals in total. The hostages were taken to an Abu Sayyaf base in [[Jolo]].<ref name = "gmaabusayyaf">{{cite news
 | title= Abu Sayyaf kidnappings, bombings and other attacks
 | url= http://www.gmanews.tv/story/154797/abu-sayyaf-kidnappings-bombings-and-other-attacks
 | work= GMA News
 | date= August 23, 2007
| access-date =March 22, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100422202244/http://www.gmanews.tv/story/154797/abu-sayyaf-kidnappings-bombings-and-other-attacks| archive-date= April 22, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Two Muslim Malaysians were released soon after. Abu Sayyaf made various demands for the release of several prisoners, including [[1993 World Trade Center bombing|1993 World Trade Center bomber]] [[Ramzi Yousef]] and $2.4&nbsp;million. In July, a Filipino television evangelist and 12 of members of the [[Jesus Miracle Crusade]] Church offered their help and went as mediators for the relief of other hostages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jmcim.org |title=JESUS Miracle Crusade International Ministry – The JESUS Church – Intro |publisher=Jmcim.org |access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref> They, three French television crew members and a German journalist, all visiting Abu Sayyaf on Jolo, were also taken hostage.<ref name="cdnn">{{cite news |author=Washington |first=Freeman |date=September 10, 2000 |title=Abu Sayyaf Muslim rebels raped Sipadan dive tourist hostages |newspaper=cdnn.info |url=http://www.cdnn.info/news/industry/i000910.html |access-date=March 23, 2010}}</ref> Most hostages were released in August and September 2000, partly due to mediation by Libyan leader [[Muammar Gaddafi]] and an offer of $25&nbsp;million in "development aid".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/898190.stm |title=BBC news.uk |work=BBC News |date=August 28, 2000 |access-date=April 3, 2012}}</ref>

Abu Sayyaf conducted a second raid on the island of Pandanan near Sipadan on September 10 and seized three more Malaysians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdnn.info/special-report/sipadan/sipadan_timeline.html |title=Sipadan Timeline |publisher=cdnn.info |access-date=April 3, 2012}}</ref> The Philippine army launched a major offensive on September 16, 2000, rescuing all remaining hostages, except Filipino dive instructor Roland Ullah. He was freed in 2003.<ref name = "gmaabusayyaf"/> Abu Sayyaf coordinated with the Chinese [[14K Triad]] gang in carrying out the kidnappings. The 14K Triad has militarily supported Abu Sayyaf.<ref name="Miani 2011"/>