From the Sun Star-Zamboanga (Sep 9): Troops discover Sayyafs harbor site
GOVERNMENT troops have discovered a temporary harbor site of the Abu Sayyaf bandits, as pursuit operations continue against the group in the hinterlands of Sulu, a top military official said Wednesday.
Brigadier General Alan Arrojado, Joint Task Group Sulu commander, said the harbor site was discovered by the troops from the Army's 32nd Infantry Battalion around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the village of Latih, Patikul, Sulu.
The troops recovered from the "freshly abandoned" site various medical supplies used by the Abu Sayyaf bandits who were wounded in a recent clash with government forces.
Arrojado reported earlier that 15 Abu Sayyaf bandits were wounded in the August 28 firefight in Mount Awak in the village of Latih, Patikul.
He said among the wounded were Abu Sayyaf sub-leaders Roger Samlahun and Hatib Hajan Sawajaan.
The troops pounded the positions of the Abu Sayyaf members with mortar shells during the August 28 fighting, forcing the bandits to scamper to different directions.
Some of the bandits' wives were monitored to have purchased medical supplies and medicines a day after the clash.
Arrojado said the troops also recovered from the harbor site bomb-making components such as blasting caps and detonating cords, mobile phones, radio transceiver, police and military uniforms, hammock, laminated sacks and a box of dried fish.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/local-news/2015/09/09/troops-discover-sayyafs-harbor-site-429311
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