[ NEWS ] 4 ABU SAYYAF BANDITS KILLED IN SULU CLASH

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[ NEWS ] 4 ABU SAYYAF BANDITS KILLED IN SULU CLASH


 MANILA, Philippines – At least 4 members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) were killed in a battle with government forces on Saturday, December 7, in Sulu province, said the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom).
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At around 1:40 pm on Saturday, troops from the Philippine Army’s 32nd Infantry Battalion and 12th Reconnaissance Company encountered some 40 ASG bandits in Sitio Tambang, Barangay Kabbon Takas in Patikul municipality.
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The bandits were from the ASG’s pro-Islamic State (ISIS) faction under sub-leader Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan, the Westmincom said in its statement sent to reporters on Sunday, December 8. The ASG’s Sawadjaan faction is believed to be behind the series of suicide bombings in Basilan and Sulu from July 2018 to September 2019.
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Saturday’s firefight lasted about 30 minutes, killing 4 ASG bandits and wounding several others. One Philippine Army soldier was killed, and 9 others were wounded.
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Troops recovered the body of one of the slain bandits. Bloodstains and bits of human flesh spotted in the encounter site indicate more casualties among the ASG, said the commander of the Army’s 1101st Brigade, Brigadier General Antonio Navarrete.
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Source: Inquirer.net– 09 DECEMBER 2019
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