Ten more Abu Sayyaf terrorists were killed Friday raising to
25 the number of Islamic terrorists slain and 16 others wounded the past three
days as the military continued its operations using 105mm cannons against the
fleeing terror group in Patikul, Sulu.
Brig. Gen. Alan Arrojado, commanding general of the Sulu
Joint Task Group, confirmed Friday night the number of fatalities suffered by
the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf which is still holding nine hostages, including
a Malaysian and Korean.
Arrojado said this was the biggest casualties the Abu Sayyaf
had suffered.
Army troopers were pursuing the terrorists in Patikul and
Indanan towns where they fled after two Philippine Coast Guard enlisted men
held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf since May escaped Thursday following heavy
fighting between the soldiers and about 80 Abu Sayyaf.
The two coast guard men Gringo Villaruz and Rod Allain
Pagaling have been reunited with their families after their great escape at the
height of the fighting.
The Abu Sayyaf panicked when government forces attacked
their hideout in Patikul, Arrojado said.
He said “the Abu Sayyaf secured their foreign hostages
during the fighting that enabled the two coast guard men to escape.”
Arrojado also said he received reports that Radillon
Sajiron, the Abu Sayyaf leader in Sulu, is now suffering from diabetes.
“Civilians in Sulu are helping us locate the Abu Sayyaf,
making our operation easier,” Arrojado said.
“Tonight several rounds of 105 howitzers were fired at the
fleeing Abu Sayyaf after civilians told us the location of the Abu Sayyaf,”
Arrojado added.
He said the operation against the Abu Sayyaf will continue
without letup.
Last week the Abu Sayyaf beheaded their hostage, Rodolfo
Boligao after his family failed to pay P1 million ransom.
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