Reports reaching Manila indicated that more than 30 fighters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) joined government forces and militiamen on Sunday in flushing out more than 70 armed elements of the outlaw Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) from their camp in Sitio Bohe, Barangay Macalang, Al-Barka, Basilan.
Brig Gen. Demy Tejares, commander of Joint Task Force "Zambasulta" (Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi), said Monday that this was the result of the renewed offensive against Abu Sayyaf that started Friday last week and has so far killed three Abu Sayyaf men with seven government troopers wounded.
During Saturday's continuation of clearing operations, Tejares said the remains of another suspected terrorist was recovered within the hastily abandoned ASG camp.
According to Maj. Filemon Tan, spokesman of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), the Abu Sayyaf camp was situated just five kilometers from an MILF containment area.
"The MILF also has a temporary camp in the area. Some ASG members are believed to loiter there. Apparently the MILF has become fed up by the ASG presence, and were the ones to put their foot down and say the ASG has to go," Tan said.
Militiamen from different towns, such as Sumisip, Al-Barka, Akbar, and Tuburan joined the operation.
http://interaksyon.com/article/125718/military-milf-joins-govt-forces-in-combat-as-asg-camp-falls-in-basilan
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