Founded in the early 1990s by Abdurajak Abubakar Janjalani , a former Islamic scholar who fought in the Soviet-Afghan War.
They are responsible for the Philippines' worst terrorist attack, the 2004 bombing of MV Superferry 14 , which killed 116 people.
It follows the Wahhabi doctrine of Sunni Islam and has historical ties to Al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah. Tactics and Operations