Thursday, June 11, 2015

Advancing troops discover camp hastily abandoned by the Abu Sayyaf Group

From the Philippine News Agency (Jun 11): Advancing troops discover camp hastily abandoned by the Abu Sayyaf Group

The government forces pursuing the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits have discovered a hastily abandoned camp of the bandits in the hinterlands of Sulu, a top military official announced Thursday.

Col. Alan Arrojado, Joitn Task Group Sulu commander, said the hastily abandoned ASG camp was discovered around 1:10 p.m. Thursday in the municipality of Indanan, Sulu.

Arrojado said the Scout Ranger Battalion troops were scouring the hinterlands of Indanan when they discovered the abandoned camp.

He said the camp has 117 bunkers, four kitchens, and four latrines that can accommodate more or less 300 persons.

He said there were indications that the camp was abandoned few hours before the troops arrived in the area.

The government forces are pursuing a group of brigands who figured in a clash earlier with the Army’s 35th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Sawaki, Indanan.

A member of the ASG was killed while a soldier was wounded in the clash that took place around 10:45 a.m. Thursday.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=771496

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