At least four Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militants were sighted with Abu Sayyaf bandits during an encounter with Marines in Patikul, Sulu yesterday.
Brig. Gen. Alan
Arrojado, commander of Joint Task Group Sulu, said Amin Bacu, with aliases of
Abu Jihad and Khalid; Muhamad Mahmud; a certain Muhamad Ali; and an
unidentified JI bomber were spotted in the clash with around 300 militants in
the vicinity of Mt. Awak in Barangay Latih at 6:29 a.m.
Bacu is said to
be a henchman of Zulkipli bin Hir, alias Marwan, who was killed in an operation
by the police Special Action Force in Mamasapano, Maguindao on Jan. 25.
Arrojado said
there was no report if any of the spotted JI militants were wounded in the
clash.
3 Abus
killed
Three Abu Sayyaf
militants were killed and five other bandits and 10 Marines were wounded in the
encounter.
The slain bandits
were identified as Umaali Jaarmani, Aljimar Barin and Ardam Muhajili, all
residents of Patikul, according to military intelligence sources.
Arrojado said the
bandits fled toward Barangay Maligay and Sitio Kanjimao in Barangay Buhanginan
after the troops launched mortar attacks.
The wounded
soldiers were brought to a trauma hospital at Kuta Heneral Teodulfo Bautista in
Barangay Bus-bus, Jolo for treatment.
Arrojado said two
of the wounded militants were identified as Sueb and Anas. The militants were
led by Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan, Muammar Askali, Namiel Ahajari, Basaron Arok, a
certain Almuktar and an unidentified henchman of Yasser Igasan.
The military has
intensified its operations to rescue the remaining captives of the Abu Sayyaf,
including six foreigners.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/08/29/15/jis-sighted-abus-sulu
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