From the Mindanao Examiner (Apr 24, 2021): 3 terrorists killed, 10 surrender in Sulu
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Security officials said 3 Abu Sayyaf terrorists were killed and two police commandos wounded in separate clashes in Sulu and Basilan provinces under the restive Muslim autonomous region in the South.
A military photo shows 10 Abu Sayyaf terrorists (second row) and supporters (third row) following their surrender Friday, April 23, 2021 in Sulu province.
Army Col. Benjamin Batara, commander of the 1102nd Infantry Brigade, said troops clashed with a band of terrorists in the village of Panglayahan in Sulu’s Patikul town and killed cousins Mujaffar and Muktimar Sawadjaan.
Friday’s clash was the result of an all-out offensive launched by the military against the Abu Sayyaf and foreign terrorists ISIS following the recent killing of an Egyptian ISIS soldier and 2 of his Filipino fighters.
“The neutralization of the Abu Sayyaf militants came amid the continuing focused military operation launched by the 11th Infantry Division to destroy the ASG in Sulu. This is the second time that the operating troops encountered the same group for this month,” Batara said.
There was no report of military casualties in the fighting, according to Batara.
Despite the fighting, Vinluan said four Abu Sayyaf terrorists and six women who are supporters of the notorious group surrendered the same day to the members of the Marine Battalion Landing Team-1 in Panamao town.
The terrorists were identified as Makkin Salidin, 28; Idjo Abduraja, 32; Haris Jul, 35; and Raham Saddih, 37. They also surrendered three M16 automatic rifles and one M14 rifle, including a .45-caliber pistol and ammunition.
The Abu Sayyaf supporters were also named as Marissa Marajan, 35; Maybat Saliddin, 60; Armilyn Abduraja, 20; Arsalyn Abduraja, 17; Parida Abduraja, 22; and Mussah Abduraja Saddih, 28. The group yielded an M1 rifle. Most of the women are relatives or kin of Abu Sayyaf terrorists.
But 2 police commandos were wounded in a clash Friday with the Abu Sayyaf in Basilan’s Lantawan town that also left one terrorist dead. This was confirmed by Army Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, chief of the Western Mindanao Command, who identified the terrorist as Poloy Hallang, whose group clashed with Special Forces soldiers and police commandos.
“The firefight also resulted in the wounding of two SAF personnel who are now in stable condition,” Vinluan said, referring to the Special Action Force, an elite police unit.
An army dossier on Hallang linked him to the murder of Capt. Mark Zember Gamboa, a member of the 14th Special Forces Company in 2014, and the killing of civilian Noning Jainal in Lantawan town.
Army Col. Benjamin Batara, commander of the 1102nd Infantry Brigade, said troops clashed with a band of terrorists in the village of Panglayahan in Sulu’s Patikul town and killed cousins Mujaffar and Muktimar Sawadjaan.
Friday’s clash was the result of an all-out offensive launched by the military against the Abu Sayyaf and foreign terrorists ISIS following the recent killing of an Egyptian ISIS soldier and 2 of his Filipino fighters.
“The neutralization of the Abu Sayyaf militants came amid the continuing focused military operation launched by the 11th Infantry Division to destroy the ASG in Sulu. This is the second time that the operating troops encountered the same group for this month,” Batara said.
There was no report of military casualties in the fighting, according to Batara.
Despite the fighting, Vinluan said four Abu Sayyaf terrorists and six women who are supporters of the notorious group surrendered the same day to the members of the Marine Battalion Landing Team-1 in Panamao town.
The terrorists were identified as Makkin Salidin, 28; Idjo Abduraja, 32; Haris Jul, 35; and Raham Saddih, 37. They also surrendered three M16 automatic rifles and one M14 rifle, including a .45-caliber pistol and ammunition.
The Abu Sayyaf supporters were also named as Marissa Marajan, 35; Maybat Saliddin, 60; Armilyn Abduraja, 20; Arsalyn Abduraja, 17; Parida Abduraja, 22; and Mussah Abduraja Saddih, 28. The group yielded an M1 rifle. Most of the women are relatives or kin of Abu Sayyaf terrorists.
But 2 police commandos were wounded in a clash Friday with the Abu Sayyaf in Basilan’s Lantawan town that also left one terrorist dead. This was confirmed by Army Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, chief of the Western Mindanao Command, who identified the terrorist as Poloy Hallang, whose group clashed with Special Forces soldiers and police commandos.
“The firefight also resulted in the wounding of two SAF personnel who are now in stable condition,” Vinluan said, referring to the Special Action Force, an elite police unit.
An army dossier on Hallang linked him to the murder of Capt. Mark Zember Gamboa, a member of the 14th Special Forces Company in 2014, and the killing of civilian Noning Jainal in Lantawan town.
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