More than a dozen army soldiers were wounded in intense
battle with Abu Sayyaf rebels on Tuesday in the southern Philippines
Officials said at least 3 rebels were killed in the fighting
which erupted in Pansul village in Patikul town, a known lair of the Abu Sayyaf
in Sulu, one of 5 provinces under the Muslim autonomous region.
At least 16 soldiers were wounded and all are members of the
32nd Infantry Battalion under Lt. Col. Ramon Flores who clashed with
about 200 gunmen. The fighting last nearly two hours before the rebels managed
to break into smaller groups and fled the military assault.
The military launched simultaneous operations against the
Abu Sayyaf in Sulu after rebels beheaded a kidnapped Canadian hostage Robert
Hall recently.
Officials provided no other or additional details of the
ongoing operations citing military confidentiality, but the clash coincided
with the capture of an Abu Sayyaf rebel – Usman Atalad alias Suhud Limaya – in Zamboanga City
Atalad, who belongs to an Abu Sayyaf faction in Basilan,
also in the autonomous region, was selling fruits in downtown Zamboanga when policemen
and air force soldiers arrested him.
The rebel, who is facing a string of criminal charges, is
being investigated by authorities in Zamboanga
City
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