The Islamic State’s expanding tentacles

Published May 8, 2017 7:22pm ET



For decades, the Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf Group has been considered the most notorious bandit organization in Southeast Asia. It carried out the biggest act of terrorism in Philippine history when it bombed a ferry in 2004, killing more than 100 people.

A recent video clearly shows a new level of brutality not seen in the Philippines in the past few years.

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