Abu Sayyaf ambush Philippine Military Motorcyclists

WARNING: This video is extremely graphic and not suited for workplace viewing. Please utilize discretion. This is usually a warning given at the end of our descriptors- I have used it as a prefix to indicate the elevated level of trauma shown herein. While short, this brutal 22-second clip from 04 January 2024 shows the ambush of Philippine military personnel by Abu Sayyaf militants, as well as the aftermath. Initially, two bikes are visible, but the latter appears to escape. The first bike, bearing two riders, is downed as the gunmen open fire. They appear to be using AR-platform rifles. The driver appears to be killed outright, and the passenger makes the mistake of running in a straight line down the road. He does not make it far. The gruesome realities of a bullet to the head are on full display here. Abu Sayyaf has a particular reputation for mutilating bodies, and does not attempt to sanitize the violence here at all.