Marine soldiers from the Western Mindanao Command (WMC) have
shot and killed eight self-proclaimed members of the jihadist group Islamic
State (IS) during operations in Sultan Kudarat Thursday morning.
Major Filemon Tan, WMC spokesperson, said the incident took
place 5:40 a.m. at Sitio Sinapingan, Barangay Butril, Palimbang town, of the
above-mentioned province.
He added that troops from the 61st Marine Company, Maritime
Special Operations Group and Special Operations Platoon 6, Marine Battalion
Landing Team 6, were the ones who engaged the brigands headed by one Ansar Al
Khalifa and Mohd Jaafar S. Maguid, leaders of self-proclaimed IS affiliate,
Ansurul Khilafah Philippines
In the ensuing 30-minute firefight, eight of the bandits
were killed and one homemade .50 caliber Barrett sniper rifle, an M-16
automatic rifle, .45 caliber pistol and assorted improvised explosive devices,
ICOM radios and five IS flags and various documents were seized.
The bodies of the slain bandits were also recovered, Tan
said.
Pursuit operations are still ongoing, he added.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=831762
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