Elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on a military operation against members of Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Nur Misuari’s faction attacked early morning of September 28 a rebel stronghold in Barangay Ettub-Ettub, Sumisip, Basilan that left 30 soldiers killed and scores wounded.
In a news dispatch from our information officer in Basilan at 8:44pm of September 28, it said that the government soldiers were after members of MNLF-Misuari faction in the island of Basilan when they attacked barangay Ettub-Ettub, a bastion of Moro rebels in Sumisip which resulted to the death of the soldiers. The rebels engaged the aggressors in a fierce battle that also resulted to the death of Jasim Hasimin, a civilian who was caught in the crossfire.
The dead soldiers were still in Sitio Datag pending retrieval by the military.
After the heavy skirmishes the military pounded the area with heavy artillery until 3:00am forcing the civilians to flee. They are now sheltered in evacuation centers. According to a latest report, one rebel was wounded. Mobile phone signal was cut-off as of press time with no means of communicating with the evacuees by relatives.
The attacked in Basilan came after the military contained the Zamboanga siege by hundreds of MNLF-Misuari faction members that started on September 9 and ended on September 28. The military is still searching among the dead rebels, Habier Malik, the right-hand man of Misuari who was reportedly killed, wounded or escape on a speedboat towards unknown destination. The report on the condition of Malik or his whereabouts cannot be confirmed by the military.
Latest figure on the Zamboanga violence shows that 167 MNLF killed and 247 captured/surrendered. 18 killed and a hundred more wounded on AFP side. Five members of the Philippine National Police were also killed and 14 wounded. Death toll on civilians was 12 and 74 wounded. The number of hostages freed was 184 and 15 wounded.
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The dead soldiers were still in Sitio Datag pending retrieval by the military.
After the heavy skirmishes the military pounded the area with heavy artillery until 3:00am forcing the civilians to flee. They are now sheltered in evacuation centers. According to a latest report, one rebel was wounded. Mobile phone signal was cut-off as of press time with no means of communicating with the evacuees by relatives.
The attacked in Basilan came after the military contained the Zamboanga siege by hundreds of MNLF-Misuari faction members that started on September 9 and ended on September 28. The military is still searching among the dead rebels, Habier Malik, the right-hand man of Misuari who was reportedly killed, wounded or escape on a speedboat towards unknown destination. The report on the condition of Malik or his whereabouts cannot be confirmed by the military.
Latest figure on the Zamboanga violence shows that 167 MNLF killed and 247 captured/surrendered. 18 killed and a hundred more wounded on AFP side. Five members of the Philippine National Police were also killed and 14 wounded. Death toll on civilians was 12 and 74 wounded. The number of hostages freed was 184 and 15 wounded.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/582-afp-soldiers-attack-in-basilan-30-soldiers-die-scores-wounded
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