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May 2006
It's the heartland of terrorism in South East Asia. A sanctuary for groups like Jamaah Islamiah and Al Qaeda. We follow the police battling to shut down the Jihadist networks in Southern Philippines.
"I am in the crosshair of terrorism here", proclaims police chief, Lito. For the past 18 years, he's led the police unit tasked with hunting down extremists. Tonight, he's received a tip-off about a suspected JI member. But as police approach their target, the operation unravels. "Someone's been shot!" states a man in the crowd. It's Lito's informer. The night's operation is cancelled. Next day, Lito travels to Sulu, where Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah are known to be regrouping. Despite the presence of 2,000 troops here, success against the extremists is far from assured. Within hours of arriving, one of Lito's colleagues is gunned down.
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July 1997
A historic report profiling Mindanao's most prominent guerrilla leader-turned-politician.
Nur Misuari, is finding peace as tricky as the war between the Muslim minority and the government that he helped end. Skilfully showing off an M16, Misuari is failing to woo voters outside the autonomous Muslim region he controls. The island's 85% Christian majority remains deeply suspicious. Even in his capital, Cotabato, crime is spiralling. Antonette Lu tries in vain to hold back tears. Her father Fernando is her third family member to be kidnapped. Worryingly, many of Misuari's former guerrillas are defecting to the extremist Muslim MILF. At a remote jungle camp, Abu Bakar, MILF military commander Hadj Morad boasts his army's strength. The MILF has its own courts and even a firing squad. Prisoners peer out of wooden barracks awaiting trial by Islamic law. In General Santos, Muslims such as Laila Matabalao vow they'd die rather than see their mosque demolished for a 5 star hotel. If Misuari fails them they'll vote for someone else. Misuari's difficulties echo those of his island in the Philippines, scarred by decades of war.