Eight people, including a soldier, were killed while 19
others were wounded in a firefight between government troops and suspected Abu
Sayyaf Group (ASG) brigands in the hinterlands of Sulu, a top military official
disclosed Friday.
Brig. Gen. Alan Arrojado, Joint Task Group Sulu commander,
disclosed the fire fight broke out around 9:15 a.m. Friday in Barangay
Panglayahan, Patikul, Sulu.
Arrojado said the troops from the Army’s 10th Infantry
Battalion were on security operations when they clashed with around 100 ASG
brigands led by Commander Radullan Sahiron.
Sahiron, who is known as the one-armed bandit commander, is
the oldest among the existing ASG leaders in the province of Sulu
Arrojado disclosed that 16 of the 19 wounded were soldiers
while the remaining three included Sahiron and two of his followers namely
Asari Sajail and Almujer Yada.
Arrojado did not release the identities of the slain and
wounded soldiers, who were taken to the Camp Bautista
Station Hospital
Arrojado directed the nearby military units to provide
reinforcement while the Fire Artillery Battalion was ordered to provide fire
support to the engaged troops.
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