A GMA News team managed to visit the house of slain international terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir (Marwan) in a secluded part of Mamasapano, Maguindanao.
A report aired on GMA's “24 Oras” program on Thursday said GMA News reporter Raffy Tima and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities had to ride a pump boat to reach the house since there were many rivers in the remote area.
[Lengthy video report on Mamasapanao and the area around Marwan's house. Also contains photo of unidentified white airplane that was reportedly circling the area.]
The group then had to pass through a cornfield where members of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force crawled through to get to Marwan's hideout.
Marwan's hut was surrounded by plants and trees, making it difficult to get a good glimpse of the house.
Signs of struggle like blood and bullet holes could still be seen in various parts of the house.
Just twenty minutes after arriving, the MILF group said it was time to leave since other armed groups had already been spotted moving in the area.
The MILF members of the inspection team agreed to leave, saying they did not have control of the area and the nearest MILF outpost was at least a kilometer away.
A white airplane was also seen circling in the area during and after the inspection team checked Marwan's house. According to the MILF members, the white plane seemed similar to one that they saw during the Mamasapano clash last January.
On January 25, the Philippine government launched a massive operation against Marwan and Filipino bomb maker Basit Usman in Mamasapano, Maguindanao.
Of around 400 troopers from the elite police SAF involved in the operation, 44 were killed and 12 were injured after a support unit was allegedly flanked by armed rebels.
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