From UPI (Sep 8): Philippines positions naval blockade against Abu Sayyaf
The Philippine navy deployed its newest and largest ship to establish a blockade around the island province of Sulu to prevent the Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf from fleeing.
The BRP Tarlac will lead the blockade in the Sulu Sea after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the country's military to destroy the terror-linked group. Abu Sayyaf has claimed responsibility for a bombing that left 15 dead in Davao City and for multiple beheadings in the past months.
Brig. Gen. Arnel dela Vega, commander of a joint task force battling the group, said the ship will serve as a command and control center for naval operations. The navy is preparing to track down Abu Sayyaf members if they attempt to flee, he said.
[Video report: Inside PH Navy's newest and largest BRP Tarlac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2jCaiWAETE]
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/09/08/Philippines-positions-naval-blockade-against-Abu-Sayyaf/2841473346630/
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