Ahmed Santos (militant)
Encyclopedia
Ahmed Santos
Ahmed Santos (aka Hilarion del Rosario
is a Filipino
who converted to Islam while working in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1991.
Santos was captured by Military officials for being involved in organizing and planning terrorist activities, including preparation of bombs.
He is the founder of the Rajah Solaiman Movement
.
According to police officials, the Rajah Solaiman group founded by Santos after his conversion to Islam, is believed to have forged an alliance with two al-Qaeda-linked organisations - Philippine-based Abu Sayyaf
and the regional militant group Jemaah Islamiah.
Explosives were seized from Santos's room by police on March 26, 2004.
.
A reward of $500,000 was presented to two Filipino citizens for providing key information that lead to the arrest of Santos.
Ahmed Santos (aka Hilarion del Rosario
is a Filipino
who converted to Islam while working in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1991.
Santos was captured by Military officials for being involved in organizing and planning terrorist activities, including preparation of bombs.
He is the founder of the Rajah Solaiman Movement
Rajah Solaiman Movement
Rajah Sulaiman movement is an organization in the Philippines, founded by Ahmed Santos in 1991. Its membership consists of Filipino Christians who have converted to Islam and it is now one of the major conflicts in the Philippines...
.
Association with terrorism
Santos was detained in October 2005, for taking part in planning bomb attacks in predominantly Christian cities around the Philippines.According to police officials, the Rajah Solaiman group founded by Santos after his conversion to Islam, is believed to have forged an alliance with two al-Qaeda-linked organisations - Philippine-based Abu Sayyaf
Abu Sayyaf
Abu Sayyaf also known as al-Harakat al-Islamiyya is one of several military Islamist separatist groups based in and around the southern Philippines, in Bangsamoro where for almost 30 years various Muslim groups have been engaged in an insurgency for an independent province in the country...
and the regional militant group Jemaah Islamiah.
Explosives were seized from Santos's room by police on March 26, 2004.
.
A reward of $500,000 was presented to two Filipino citizens for providing key information that lead to the arrest of Santos.
See also
- List of notable converts to Islam
- Islamist terrorism
- Rajah Solaiman MovementRajah Solaiman MovementRajah Sulaiman movement is an organization in the Philippines, founded by Ahmed Santos in 1991. Its membership consists of Filipino Christians who have converted to Islam and it is now one of the major conflicts in the Philippines...