Indonesian, Malaysian among Abu leaders being hunted down in Sulu

Posted to the Manila Bulletin (Sep 22): Indonesian, Malaysian among Abu leaders being hunted down in Sulu

The Joint Task Group Sulu (JTGS) has launched simultaneous focused military operations (FMO) on Tuesday targeting the senior Abu Sayyaf brigand leaders and their foreign cohorts in Sulu.

Brig. Gen. Alan Arrojado, JTGS commander, said the concentration of the field military operation (FMO) under Oplan Castigation 17-15 were in the towns of Indanan, Parang, Patikul and Talipao where the Abu Sayyaf brigands are believed based.

Arrojado named the targeted senior Abu Sayyaf leaders as Radulan Sahiron, Hatib Hajan Sawajaan, Yasser Igasan, Mohammad Said alias Amah Maas, Muammar Askali alias Abu Rami, Jamiri Jaong Jawhari, and Hairulla Asbang.

Arrojado said the foreign cohorts of the Abu Sayyaf brigands included Indonesian and Malaysian nationals and three of them were identified as Mohammad Najib Bin Husen with aliases Abraham and Anas, Mujammad Joraimee Bin Awang Raimee alias Abu Nur and Mahmud Bin Amad with aliases Doctor and Abu Handzalah.

He said the simultaneous FMO was also aimed at rescuing kidnap victims, who were still in the hands of the Abu Sayyaf brigands in Sulu.

The Abu Sayyaf bandits are believed to be holding more than 10 people including some foreigners as well as Mayor Gemma Adana of Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay.

Adana was seized while she was with relatives and friends in her residence in Barangay Taytay Manubo, Naga, last April 6.

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