Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Military ops against ASG to continue - DND chief

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 13): Military ops against ASG to continue - DND chief

Military operations against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) will continue until they are all neutralized.

Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana stressed that neutralization of the ASG was a direct order from the President.

Elimination of the terrorists is needed as the ASG is causing too much damage with their kidnapping activities and other atrocities.

Lorenzana said the military will not slow down on its campaign as it has more than sufficient forces to pursue and eliminate the bandits in Sulu.

Joint Task Force-Sulu commander Brig. Gen. Arnel Dela Vega earlier said that his troops will soon deliver a decisive and crushing blow against the bandits.

He made this statement Monday as he visited soldiers of the 101st and 501st Infantry Brigades deployed in the Patikul and Talipao towns, the frontlines in the ongoing operations against the terrorist group.

"It will just be a matter of time before our troops will engage the ASG and punch a decisive blow into their ranks and leadership," he added.

Operations against the ASG went in high gear after the bandits beheaded 18-year-old Patrick Almodavar last Aug. 25.

Dela Vega said his visit is aimed at boosting the morale of troops in the fields and at the same time, to get an appraisal of the ongoing focused military operations.

ASG death toll in the ongoing offensive is estimated to be 32 in Sulu and 27 in Basilan for a total of 59 while government forces sustained 18 killed and 28 wounded.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=922467

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