Troopers of the 1st Infantry Division's 64th Infantry Battalion and supporting militiamen shot and killed one of the 10 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) brigands who attempted to ambush them in Sitio Manican, Barangay Sapah Bulak, Sumisip, Basilan Saturday afternoon.
Capt.
Jefferson Somera, 1st Infantry Division spokesperson, said the incident took
place around 4:30 p.m.
He
identified the slain ASG man as Omar Akbar Suwaire.
Also
recovered was a M-16 automatic rifle with a M-203 grenade launcher.
According
to 64th Infantry Battalion commander Lt. Col. Leonardo C. Dacumos, his men were
escorting the delivery truck of the Tumahubong Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries
Integrated Development Cooperative which came from Isabela City
Dacumos
said he immediately deployed his men in an anti-ambush formation and traded
fire with the brigands for at least 10 minutes, killing Suwaire in the process.
He
added the remaining ASG men fled but return an hour later in an attempt to
recover the body of their slain companion.
However,
this proved futile as government troopers were already swarming in the area.
The
ASG men finally left 30 minutes later without inflicting any casualty to
government forces in the area.
Somera
said Suwaire's body was turned over to Sumisip Mayor Gulam Hataman.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=544003
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