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Basilan [bəˈsiːlɑːn bæˈsiːlæn] n 1. (Placename) a group of islands in the Philippines, SW of Mindanao 2. (Placename) the main island of this group, separated from Mindanao by the Basilan Strait. Area: 1282 sq. km (495 sq. miles) 3. (Placename) a city on Basilan Island. Pop.: 201 407 (1980) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In 2001, Basilan Island, a remote island in the southern Philippines, was home to hundreds of members of the violent Abu Sayyaf Group, or ASG, and Jemaah Islamiyah, or JI, two terrorist elements with links to al-Qaeda. After early-morning Mass in Zamboanga City and a quick boat ride across the Basilan Straits, Claretian Father Angel Calvo and I have made our way past the capital of Basilan Island, Isabela, up the mountains, past coconut and rubber plantations, to the town of Lamitan. Last year's "Balikatan 02-1" represented a special counterterrorism-focused exercise on Basilan, at the request of the government of the Philippines. |
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