An Abu Sayyaf Group sub-leader was arrested after a clash that erupted between the military and members of the terror group in Patikul town in Sulu.
Soldiers identified the captured Abu Sayyaf head as Amah Ullah, who is an uncle and an adviser of another emerging ASG sub-leader, the Philippine Army said.
It said that the firefight broke out at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday in Sitio Tubig Kawas, Barangay Latih, when government troops were on a focused military operation, the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) reported.
Westmincom chief Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan, Jr. said that troops of the 17th Special Forces Company (SFC) and the 6th Special Forces Battalion were scouring the area after a successful neutralization of the ASG-Kidnap for Ransom Group on November 3 when they encountered more or less seven terrorists.
“A firefight ensued which lasted for ten minutes after which the enemies scampered to different directions [leaving] their wounded comrade behind,” Vinluan said.
“While in pursuit of the fleeing enemies, our troops captured one wounded militant who was then identified as ASG sub-leader Amah Ullah,” Vinluan added.
The company commander of the 17th SFC meanwhile disclosed that Ullah, an ace of the group, was determined to fight up to his last breath and urged the military to just kill him.
But the troops instead applied first aid to the wounded terrorist.
Amah Ullah was brought to Camp General Teodolfo Bautista Station Hospital for further medical attention.
“Ullah personality is the uncle and adviser of Basaron Arok, a group member who is an emerging as ASG sub-leader,” 6th Special Forces Battalion Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Rafael Caido said.
Ullah will undergo custodial debriefing while recovering from the wound sustained at the calf of his left leg, Caido added. —LBG, GMA News
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