Ahmad Akmad Batabol Usman [3] (1974 – 3 May 2015), more commonly known as Abdul Basit Usman, was a Filipino terrorist and a bomb-making expert who led the Special Operations Group of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and had links to the Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah militant groups. [4]

May 4, 2015 · MANILA — Abdul Basit Usman, a Filipino bomb-making expert wanted by the United States, was killed in a gun battle with rebels, the Philippine military said on Monday.

Ahmad Akmad Batabol Usman (1974 – 3 May 2015), better known as Abdul Basit Usman, was a Filipino Islamist and fugitive. He was a bomb making expert who was head of the Special Operations Group of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and had links with Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah groups.

May 4, 2015 · Abdul Basit Usman, a militant with strong al-Qaeda links who was blamed for numerous bomb attacks in the southern Philippines, had been hunted by security...

Jan 31, 2015 · Abdul Basit Usman is a slippery bomb expert who can be deceptively calm even under intense police interrogation – one who probably endured physical and psychological abuse from his...

May 6, 2015 · The death of Abdul Basit Usman, a bomb maker with links to the Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah – the Southeast Asian affiliate of Al-Qaeda – is significant because he was one of two high-profile...

May 5, 2015 · The military and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) confirmed on Monday that terrorist Abdul Basit Usman is dead, but who killed him remains unclear.

May 4, 2015 · Philippines-born bomb maker Abdul Basit Usman, who the United States had a $1 million bounty on, was killed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Sunday.

May 4, 2015 · DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Long-wanted suspected terrorist bomber Abdul Basit Usman was killed in a military operation in Guindulungan town, Maguindanao, on Sunday. Senior Supt. Nickson Muksan, Maguindanao police chief, confirmed the death of Usman in a chance encounter with members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s (MILF) 118th base command.

May 3, 2015 · Most wanted Filipino bombmaker Abdul Basit Usman and several members of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) were killed in a firefight Sunday noon, May 3, in the village of Mote in...