There's no holiday for troops involved in law enforcement operations in Sulu, where the military is leading the hunt for Abu Sayyaf members still holding at least 7 hostages
NOCHE BUENA: Troops in the jungles of Sulu feast on a modest Noche Buena. Photo courtesy of AFP-PAO
It was a 5 pm Noche Buena for some soldiers in the jungles of Sulu on Christmas Eve, December 24.
Troops hunting
the Abu Sayyaf Group feasted on a small basin of spaghetti and a few
loaves of bread – just part of the busy Christmas Eve for the troops. Others
had buko juice and cassava, said Task Force Group Sulu commander Colonel Allan
Arrojado.
There's no
holiday for the troops involved in the law enforcement operations in Sulu,
where the military is leading the hunt for Abu Sayyaf members still holding at
least 7 hostages. They continued to scour the jungles of Sulu to clear known
Abu Sayyaf areas, as the rest of the country celebrates the holiday.
The Abu Sayyaf released early Wednesday morning one of its captives –
Michelle Panes – in Talipao town. A hot pursuit followed after the release,
said military spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Harold Cabunoc.
They also
suffered a hitch when the owner of one of the houses they wanted to check
refused to let them in. They received reports the bandits left in the house
some a Caliber .50 machine gun and a 57RR (recoilles rocket). There's no word
if the troops were eventually allowed to check the house.
In the afternoon,
they got a little luck. They recovered by chance a 60mm mortar that was hidden
in a coconut drier after a brief clash between the troops and the bandits.
Abu Sayyaf is
responsible for a number of the country's worst terrorist attacks but which has
in recent years focused its operations on kidnap-for-ransom activities.
The military
launched intensified operations in October and are pressured by the President
to wipe out the bandit group.
http://www.rappler.com/nation/78955-pancit-canton-noche-buena
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