| 1 | In the Philippines , a top leader of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap gang is arrested . | |
| 2 | In the Philippines , a top leader of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap gang is arrested . | |
| 3 | Shortly afterwards, the Philippine government launched a large-scale military action, determined to "completely wipe out " the ASG. | |
| 4 | Investigators suspect the al-Qaida-linked Muslim extremist Abu Sayyaf group may have been involved. | |
| 5 | The Abu Sayyaf leader and three bodyguards immediately start fighting with government forces. 5-minute exchange of fire after the leader was killed and the rest fled around. |