From the Mindanao Examiner (Jun 2, 2022): Army kills bomber, captures another terrorist in South
The Philippine military said it has killed a suspected bomber and captured another member of the pro-ISIS group Dawlah Islamiya following a massive operation in the South involving three army battalions, including a counter-terrorism unit, and police forces.
Photos released by the 6th Infantry Division show the body (which was blurred by the army) of suspected bomber Monir Lintukan beside an improvised explosive and the captured terrorist Randy Saro, including weapons seized from them.
Army officials said security forces clashed with a group of heavily armed terrorists in the village of Dunguan in North Cotabato’s M’lang town and killed Monir Lintukan and captured Randy Saro. Troops were sent to track down those behind the recent bombings of provincial buses in the restive region of Mindanao when they caught up Tuesday with the members of the Dawlah Islamiya, the local counterpart of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Lt. Col. Rommel Mundala, commander of 90th Infantry Battalion; and Col. Jovencio Gonzales, commander of the 602nd Infantry Brigade, confirmed the killing of Lintukan and the capture of Saro.
“Operating troops from 90th and 34th Infantry Battalions, the 1st Scout Ranger Battalion, and 4th Joint Special Operations Unit together with the elements of Police Regional Office 12 were conducting focused military and joint law enforcement operations when our forces chanced upon heavily armed men believed to be members of DI-Maguindanao Group led by Almoben Camen Sebod, who is directly involved in extortion activities together with Omal Kamsa, a member of BIFF-Karialan Faction that resulted to a firefight that lasted half an hour,” Gonzales said.
He said the militants broke into smaller groups and escaped the fighting. “The group is suspected to be the perpetrators of the bombing incident in Parang town in Maguindanao; M’lang and Aleosan which are both in North Cotabato, and the recent twin bombing incidents in Koronadal City and Tacurong City. Due to our intensified intelligence gathering, we immediately tracked down those suspects and launched manhunt operations against them,” Gonzales said.
He said security forces recovered one M16 automatic rifle, one long magazine of M16 with 41 rounds of ammunition and a bandolier, and one improvised explosive.
Brig. Gen. Eduardo Gubat, commander of the 6th Infantry Division, said the killing of Lintukan was a big loss to the terrorist group. “Your army along with other government forces will continue to pursue those suspects responsible for the bombings here in our area. The Joint Task Force - Central and the 6th Infantry Division will sustain the military operations until the remnants of the terrorist groups operating in Central Mindanao are neutralized,” he said.
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Army officials said security forces clashed with a group of heavily armed terrorists in the village of Dunguan in North Cotabato’s M’lang town and killed Monir Lintukan and captured Randy Saro. Troops were sent to track down those behind the recent bombings of provincial buses in the restive region of Mindanao when they caught up Tuesday with the members of the Dawlah Islamiya, the local counterpart of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Lt. Col. Rommel Mundala, commander of 90th Infantry Battalion; and Col. Jovencio Gonzales, commander of the 602nd Infantry Brigade, confirmed the killing of Lintukan and the capture of Saro.
“Operating troops from 90th and 34th Infantry Battalions, the 1st Scout Ranger Battalion, and 4th Joint Special Operations Unit together with the elements of Police Regional Office 12 were conducting focused military and joint law enforcement operations when our forces chanced upon heavily armed men believed to be members of DI-Maguindanao Group led by Almoben Camen Sebod, who is directly involved in extortion activities together with Omal Kamsa, a member of BIFF-Karialan Faction that resulted to a firefight that lasted half an hour,” Gonzales said.
He said the militants broke into smaller groups and escaped the fighting. “The group is suspected to be the perpetrators of the bombing incident in Parang town in Maguindanao; M’lang and Aleosan which are both in North Cotabato, and the recent twin bombing incidents in Koronadal City and Tacurong City. Due to our intensified intelligence gathering, we immediately tracked down those suspects and launched manhunt operations against them,” Gonzales said.
He said security forces recovered one M16 automatic rifle, one long magazine of M16 with 41 rounds of ammunition and a bandolier, and one improvised explosive.
Brig. Gen. Eduardo Gubat, commander of the 6th Infantry Division, said the killing of Lintukan was a big loss to the terrorist group. “Your army along with other government forces will continue to pursue those suspects responsible for the bombings here in our area. The Joint Task Force - Central and the 6th Infantry Division will sustain the military operations until the remnants of the terrorist groups operating in Central Mindanao are neutralized,” he said.
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