Albader Parad
Senior leader of the Abu Sayyaf Islamic militant group
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Albader Parad (died February 21, 2010) was a senior leader of Abu Sayyaf, a group of Islamic militants in the Philippines with links to al-Qaeda. He led the kidnapping of three International Committee of the Red Cross workers in 2009 and was implicated in the 2000 Sipadan kidnappings, where 20 foreign tourists and a Filipino were abducted from the Sipadan Island Diving Resort in Sandakan, Sabah in Malaysia.[2]
Albader Parad | |
|---|---|
إَلْبَدِرْ فَرَدْ | |
| Died | February 21, 2010 Maimbung, Sulu, Philippines[1] |
Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
| Known for | Abu Sayyaf senior leader |
Parad was among Abu Sayyaf personalities wanted by the United States government, which had earmarked a ₱1 million reward for his neutralization. The Philippine government had also placed a ₱7 million bounty on his head.[3]
Armed Forces of the Philippines units composed of Philippine Marines clashed with Abu Sayyaf forces in Jolo, killing Parad and five others on February 21, 2010.[4]