Thursday, October 22, 2015

Troops, ASG clash in Sulu, soldier wounded

From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 22): Troops, ASG clash in Sulu, soldier wounded

A soldier was wounded in a clash with Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) brigands as the focus military operations (FMO) continue in the hinterlands of Sulu, a top military official disclosed Thursday.

Brig. Gen. Alan Arrojado, Joint Task Group Sulu commander, said the firefight broke out around 2:10 p.m. Thursday in Sitio Kaupitan, Barangay Tugas, Patikul, Sulu.

Arrojado did not release the identity of the wounded soldier except in saying he was hit in the lower extremities.

Arrojado said the troops from the 1st Scout Ranger Company and 16th Special Forces Company were on combat operation when they clashed with around 150 ASG brigands led by Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan in Sitio Kaupitan, Barangay Tugas.

Arrojado said all the other operating units of the Joint Task Group Sulu were ordered to reinforce the troops in Barangay Tugas.

Meanwhile, he disclosed that the 10th and 12th Scout Ranger Companies of the 1st Scout Ranger Battalion clashed with around 60 ASG brigands led by Radullan Sahiron in Sitio Tubalon, Barangay Kabuntakas, Patikul.

He said the scout rangers were closing-in on the troops of the 1st Scout Ranger Company and 16th Special Forces Company when they clashed against Sahiron’s group around 3:45 p.m. Thursday in Barangay Kabuntakas.

He said firefight is still ongoing. Troops from the Army’s 32nd Infantry Battalion and 2nd Marine Brigade were deployed to block all possible escape routes of the ASG brigands.

He said that all military and police outposts were ordered to conduct checkpoints to intercept the fleeing ASG brigands with their casualties.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=818353

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