Sunday, July 19, 2015

ASG lair discovered in Indanan town

From the Philippine News Agency (Jul 19): ASG lair discovered in Indanan town

Troops, on focused military operations, have discovered an abandoned Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) camp in Barangay Kagay, Indanan town, Sulu Sunday morning.

Col. Alan Arrojado, Joint Task Group Sulu commander, said soldiers from the 35th Infantry Battalion under Lt. Col. Marces Gayat, were searching for ASG kidnap victims reportedly in the area when they discovered the bandit lair at 8:45 a.m.

He added that the abandoned ASG camp has eight bunkers which can accommodate an estimated 30 bandits.

Arrojado said that there are traces that the camp was freshly abandoned by its occupants.

Pursuit operations are still ongoing as of this posting.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=784273

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