Government forces in Sulu are in hot pursuit of the Abu
Sayyaf terrorist group led by Radullan Sahiron, who was sighted fleeing near a
mosque in Sitio, Dundangan, Barangay Kabbon Takas in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday.
Brig. Gen. Alan Arrojado, commander of Joint Task Force Sulu
(JTFS), said there will be no letup in the intensified military operation until
Sahiron is neutralized.
Abu Sayyaf terrorists in Sulu have been on the run since
last week after suffering heavy casualties of 38 dead and over 31 wounded in a
series of clashes with army and marine troopers the past week.
Government forces suffered 10 army and seven marines wounded
in action, Arrojado said.
“The relentless combat operations launched by JTFS troops is
badly hurting the Abu Sayyaf,” Arrojado said, adding that the heavy casualties
suffered by the terrorist group was confirmed after the wives of five wounded
Abu Sayyaf members were monitored buying medicines in various pharmacies in
Jolo on Saturday.
Government forces are supported by 105mm artillery
bombardment. Howitzers are only fired after a forward observer gives the
accurate coordinate on the exact location of the Abu Sayyaf group.
Sahiron figured in the Dos Palmas kidnapping of 21 tourists,
including three Americans, in Palawan in
2001.Among those killed were Martin Burnham, wife of Gracia Burnham, and
Guillermo Sobero, who was beheaded.
The one-armed Abu Sayyaf leader is responsible for many
atrocities in Sulu for over a decade. His right arm was cut off during a battle
against government forces in Mindanao during
the 1970s.
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