U.S. Troops in Southern Philippines

404599 06: Wanted photos of members of Abu Sayyaf, a guerrilla band the U.S. has linked to Saudi-born dissident Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaeda, are posted April 29, 2002 at Campo Uno near Lamitan town on Basilan Island in the southern Philippines. Some 1000 U.S. soldiers are in the southern Philippines for Balikatan 02-1, a training exercise with the Armed Forces of the Philippines designed to eliminate the Abu Sayyaf group. The extremist Muslim group has been holding two U.S. citizens and one Filipino hostage for nearly 11 months. (Photo by David Greedy/Getty Images)