Eleven people
were killed, including an Army junior officer, while 22 others were wounded in
a more than an hour clash in the hinterlands of Sulu, a military official
disclosed Thursday.
Major Felimon
Tan, Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) information officer, disclosed the
clash broke out around 4 p.m. Wednesday at Sitio Sangay in the village of Buhanginan
Tan said the
clash broke out as the troops from the Army’s 1st Scout Ranger Battalion
encountered more or less 100 Abu Sayyaf bandits while they were conducting
Focus Military Operations (FMO).
Tan said the Abu
Sayyaf bandits are led by Hajan Sawadjaan, one of the bandits’ sub-leaders
based in the province
of Sulu
Tan said the
firefight lasted for more than hour that resulted to the death of 10 Abu Sayyaf
bandits and an Army junior officer.
He disclosed that
seven of the 22 wounded were soldiers, including an officer, and the others 15
are members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
He said they were
able to determine the number of ASG casualties through intelligence reports
“from the ground.”
He identified the
slain junior officer as 2Lt. Ronald Detalla of the Army’s 1st Scout Ranger
Battalion.
He said the
following were wounded: Capt. Edmar Samonte; SSgt. Wilson Fontanil; Sgt. Arthur
Andama; PFC Albert Dinio; PFC Denis Desembrana; PFC Joemar Andrez; and, PFC
Ernie De Guzman.
The slain and
wounded soldiers were airlifted to this city. The wounded, who were in stable
condiution, were taken to the Camp
Navarro General Hospital
Tan said the
troops are continuously pursuing the Abu Sayyaf bandits as the offensive
against them continues.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/network/news/2015/12/31/11-die-22-wounded-sulu-clash-449462
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