Ardiansyah and Hariadin were also rescued on April 5 by Philippine troops while on the pursuit of Abu Sayyaf militants in the seawaters off Simusa Island.

The marines killed three Abu Sayyaf militants during the two-day rescue operations on the island.

With the rescue of the three, the military said the Abu Sayyaf militants are left with only three hostages - Dutch bird watcher Elwold Horn, who was kidnapped in 2017, and two Filipinos.

Abu Sayyaf gained notice in the southern Philippines in the early 1990s, with demands for an Islamic state. It acquired worldwide notoriety with a series of kidnappings and beheadings.

Philippine authorities referred to the Abu Sayyaf group as nothing more than a collection of bandits.

The Philippine government has formed an entire army division to hunt down the militants blamed for a series of kidnapping and bombings in the southern region, including twin bombings on January 27 this year in a church in Jolo city, Sulu province that killed 23 and injured more than 100.

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