TheAjang Ajang group (Tausug:Baanan Ajang Ajang,Sulat Sūg: بَأَنَنْ اَجَڠْ٢) was a cell within the terrorist organizationAbu Sayyaf. The Ajang Ajang group was active within the southernPhilippines. The group specialized in attacks using two bombs.[citation needed] The wordAjang Ajang is a Tausug word for "orphans", describing the group consists of people who lost a loved one due to war.[citation needed]
On December 31, 2018, one of two bombs exploded and killed two people and wounded 34 in South Seas Mall inCotabato City.[1] The two bombs carried the signature of the Ajang Ajang's elders,Islamic State.[2]
The Ajang Ajang group claimed to be behind theJolo Cathedral bombings on January 27, 2019, that killed 20 people and injured 102,[3] and are suspected to be behind the mosque bombing inTalon-Talon,Zamboanga City, that caused 2 fatalities and 4 injuries.[4][5]
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