No negotiations with terrorists - AFP exec

From the Philippine Star (Oct 25): No negotiations with terrorists - AFP exec
The newly installed area military commander here rejected any form of negotiations with the Abu Sayyaf militants holding captive a Jordanian journalist and two Filipio television cameramen in Sulu. Maj. Gen. Rey Ardo, chief of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), said the hunt against the terrorist groups, including the Abu Sayyaf and its cohorts Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) - terror cell of the al-Qaeda - will continue in the southern Philippines. “We know the situation and there is no negotiation with all the terrorists,” Ardo said. The military officer, however, said any military operation would be guided by intelligence reports to avoid disrupting the development efforts provided by the provincial government and various government agencies and groups.... At least six JI militants taking refuge with the Abu Sayyaf group are being tracked down by security forces from police and military in Sulu province following the successful US military technology-backed Philippine Air Force (PAF) airstrike on the hideout of the militants in the mountains of Parang town that led to the death of seven senior terrorist leaders, including two JI members and Umbra Jumdail alias Dr. Abu Pula last February.

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