Editing Abu Sayyaf (section)

====2019 Jolo Cathedral bombings====
{{Main|2019 Jolo Cathedral bombings}}
On January 27, 2019, two bombs detonated at the Roman Catholic [[Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral, Jolo|Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel]] in Jolo town which is the center of Abu Sayyaf stronghold.<ref name="Abu Sayyaf stronghold"/> The bombings resulting to eighteen people were killed while 82 others were injured, mostly from Philippine Army's [[1st Infantry Division (Philippines)|35th Battalion]] and civilians inside the church.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2019/01/27/jolo-town-cathedral-explosion.html|title=Death toll in Jolo blasts lowered to 18|publisher=CNN|date=January 27, 2019|access-date=January 27, 2019|archive-date=January 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127074545/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2019/01/27/jolo-town-cathedral-explosion.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Philippine military said the Abu Sayyaf under the faction of [[Ajang Ajang Group|Ajang-Ajang]] are responsible which is also echoed by peace advocate with evidence from military intelligence operatives that they have intercepted plans of the latter to bomb the other parts of downtown Jolo months before.<ref>{{cite web |last=Reyes |first=Jewel |date=January 27, 2019 |title=Military eyes Abu Sayyaf behind twin blasts in Jolo |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/27/19/military-eyes-abu-sayyaf-behind-twin-blasts-in-jolo |access-date=January 28, 2019 |publisher=ABS-CBN News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Mangosing |first=Frances |date=January 28, 2019 |title=Abu Sayyaf's Ajang-Ajang faction eyed as suspects behind Jolo blasts |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1078312/abu-sayyafs-ajang-ajang-faction-eyed-as-suspects-behind-jolo-blasts |access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref> The bombings took place a week after a [[2019 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region creation plebiscite|referendum]] for the creation of [[Bangsamoro Autonomous Region]] with the attacks is described as the opposition by the Abu Sayyaf group for their areas inclusion under the Bangsamoro authorities since the whole Sulu province itself is already known to be against the referendum with 163,526 oppose votes (54.3%).<ref>{{cite news |author=Tomacruz |first=Sofia |date=January 24, 2019 |title=Sulu rejects Bangsamoro law |work=Rappler |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/221802-plebiscite-results-sulu-votes-against-bangsamoro-law |access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref>