the island of Mindanao, the Sulu Archipelago, the island of Borneo (Malaysia, Indonesia), the South China Sea, and the Malay Peninsula (Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar).

• 据说，该组织在这些岛屿拥有上千名支持者。主要资金来源依靠抢劫、海盗和绑架勒索。