Four Abu Sayyaf
camps were seized by government security forces during two-day clashes on the
outskirts of Basilan province since Wednesday but the terrorists continued to
put up a fight yesterday.
No one was hurt during the attack but the APC was slightly
damaged.
Cabunoc said that relentless pursuit operations are still ongoing
against the Abu Sayyaf in the vicinities of Barangays Baiwas and Pamatsaken.
“Our troops are deliberate and careful in hunting down the
Abu Sayyaf remnants because there are IEDs along their escape route,” Cabunoc
said.
“So
far, we have captured four ASG camps in barangays Baiwas and Pamatsaken,” he
added.
Since Wednesday, Cabunoc said the government troops have
already recovered five IEDs –two in the encounter sites and three along the Abu
Sayyaf withdrawal route.
Cabunoc said that there was no government casualty during
the clashes.
On the other hand, Cabunoc said that six Abu Sayyaf terrorists were
killed –two of them identified, while six others were wounded so far.
“As of now, relentless operations are still ongoing against
the Abu Sayyaf bandits but there was no recorded firefight today (Thursday) so
far,” Cabunoc said.
The target ASG band, headed by sub-leader Radzmil Jannatul and Jahaivel
Alamsirul, is responsible in the killing of Lt. Jun Corpuz,
a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 2014, and five other soldiers
during an ambush in Sumisip.
Cabunoc said that while Army troops, particularly those from
the 104th Brigade, are leading the ground operations against the ASG while
Marine forces were deployed to secure the ongoing Basilan Circumferential Road
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