The government forces have clashed with a group of Abu
Sayyaf brigands barely almost two hours after launching a focused military
operations (FMO) Tuesday in the province
of Sulu
Brig. Gen. Alan Arrojado, Joint Task Group Sulu commander,
said the clash ensued around 8:55 a.m. Tuesday in Barangay Bungkaong, Patikul,
Sulu.
Arrojado said the clash ensued as troops from the Bravo
Company of the Army’s 35th Infantry Battalion chanced upon a group of 30 Abu
Sayyaf brigands led by Guro Ibrahim while conducting FMO.
Arrojado, who is also the commander of the Army’s 501st
Infantry Brigade, said the Abu Sayyaf brigands were “on the process of laying
IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices)” when chanced upon by the troops.
He said the brigands were believed to have suffered
casualties as one of the IEDs they were carrying prematurely exploded.
He said the firefight lasted for about 35 minutes after
which the Abu Sayyaf brigands fled as the troops pounded their positions with
artillery fires.
He said the Alpha Company troops of the Army’s 35th Infantry
Battalion linked up with the Bravo Company personnel during the firefight.
He added that the troops from the Army’s 32nd Infantry
Battalion, 1st Scout Ranger Battalion and 2nd Marine Brigade conducted blocking
positions to contain the movements of the Abu Sayyaf brigands as the FMO
continues.
The Joint Task Group Sulu launched the FMO effective Tuesday
targeting the senior Abu Sayyaf brigand leaders and their foreign cohorts in
Sulu.
Arrojado disclosed the brigands’ foreign cohorts included
Malaysian and Indonesian nationals.
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