Friday, August 28, 2015

UPDATE: 3 Abu Sayyaf brigands killed, 14 wounded in Sulu clash

From the Philippine News Agency (Aug 28): UPDATE: 3 Abu Sayyaf brigands killed, 14 wounded in Sulu clash

Three Abu Sayyaf brigands were killed while 14 others, including four brigands, were wounded in a fierce gun battle Friday in the province of Sulu, a top military official said.

Brig. Gen. Alan Arrojado, Joint Task Group Sulu commander, said the firefight broke out when the marine troops encountered some 300 Abu Sayyaf brigands around 6:29 a.m. Friday in Mount Awak, Barangay Latih, Patikul, Sulu.

Arrojado said the Marine Battalion Landing Team-2 (MBLT-2) troops were conducting focus military operation when the spotted the Abu Sayyaf brigands.

Arrojado said the troops have also noticed that four Jemaah Islamiyah militants were together with the Abu Sayyaf brigands during the clash.

He said the slain Abu Sayyaf brigands were identified as Umaili Jarmaani, Aljimar Barin, Ardam Muhajili based on the report of the ground troops.

He said two of the wounded Abu Sayyaf brigands were identified as a certain Sueb and a certain Anas.

He said the 10 wounded MBLT-2 troops were airlifted to a military hospital in this city after undergoing initial medical treatment at the Trauma Hospital in Camp Gen. Teodulfo Bautista in Jolo, Sulu.

Arrojado said the Fire Base Santol pounded the positions of the enemy forces with 81-mm mortar shells while another platoon reinforced the engaged troops forcing the JIs and brigands to scamper to different directions.

He said the Abu Sayyaf brigands that figured in the firefight against the troops are led by Hatib Hajan Sawajaan, Muamar Askali, Almuktar Suddung, Namiel Ahajari, Basaron Arok and Yasser Igasan.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=798160

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