Monday, September 21, 2015

Joint Task Group Sulu launches offensive vs Abu Sayyaf brigands, foreign cohorts in Sulu

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 22): Joint Task Group Sulu launches offensive vs Abu Sayyaf brigands, foreign cohorts in Sulu
 
The Joint Task Group Sulu (JTGS) operating units have 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 FMO under Oplan “Castigation 17-15” are the towns of Indanan, Parang, Patikul and Talipao where the Abu Sayyaf brigands are based.

Arrojado named the targeted senior Abu Sayyaf brigand leaders of the FMO 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 include 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 is also aimed to rescue the kidnap victims who are still in the hands of the Abu Sayyaf brigands in Sulu.

The Abu Sayyaf brigands 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.

Meanwhile, Arrojado requested Sulu Gov. Abdusakur Tan II to advise the members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) “to stay within their communities and avoid bringing of firearms outside their enclaves.”

Arrojado emphasized that the “MNLF (members) are not our targets,” citing the target of the FMO also include the Abu Sayyaf brigands who harassed on Monday the residents of Barangay Sandah, Patikul.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=806665

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