An Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) brigand sub-leader involved in the
kidnapping of a German couple and a Chinese national was confirmed wounded in a
clash Saturday with government troops in Sulu.
Brig. Gen. Alan Arrojado, Joint Task Group Sulu commander,
identified the wounded ASG sub-leader as Ben Saudi, the brother of Aljine
Jaelan Mundok alias Ninok Saparri, another ASG sub-leader.
Arrojado said Saudi was wounded in a clash with the troops
around 11:20 a.m. Saturday in Barangay Liang, Patikul, Sulu.
Arrojado said the troops were conducting special operations
when they encountered the group of Saudi.
He said the firefight lasted for about five minutes after
which the ASG brigands fled.
He said Saudi has three standing warrants of arrest for his
alleged involvement of a German couple in April 2014 off Palawan
and a Chinese national in May of the same year in Basilan province.
He ordered all units to set up checkpoints to intercept
possible transport of casualties by the ASG to the hospital in Jolo, the
province’ capital.
He said the Saturday’s clash is a result of the continuous
military offensive against the ASG brigands in the province of Sulu
The targets of the offensive are the senior leaders of the
ASG and their foreign cohorts.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=824429
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