The government troops on Thursday recovered an ISIS flag and other war materials at a newly abandoned
harbor site of the extremist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) as the offensive continues
in Sulu province.
Brig. Gen. Alan Arrojado, Joint Task Group Sulu commander,
on Thursday told the Philippines News Agency the harbor site was discovered in
Sitio Lungon-Lungon, Barangay Kuppong, Indanan town.
Arrojado, who is also the Army’s 501st Infantry Brigade
commander, said the Marine Battalion Landing Team-10 (MBLT-10) troops were on
combat operations when they discovered the ASG's harbor site.
Arrojado said the troops noted the harbor site was hastily
abandoned by the ASG upon sensing the arrival of the MBLT-10 troops.
He said the troops recovered the following: one black ISIS
flag; one political map; one road network map; two mini-solar panels; one long
magazine of caliber 5.56 ammunition; a handheld radio with two spare batteries
and headset; three cellular phone with two extra subscriber identification
module (SIM) packs; two micro secure digital (SD) adapters with one micro SD
card; an empty ammunition box; an identification card of a Moro National
Liberation Front (MNLF) member; four military backpacks; two civilian
backpacks; and, assorted military and police uniforms.
He said the military offensive against the senior leaders of
the ASG and their foreign cohorts continues in the province of Sulu
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=823548
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