Pursuing government troopers captured an abandoned Abu
Sayyaf Group (ASG) camp in a forested section of Indanan, Sulu Thursday
afternoon.
Joint Task Group Sulu commander Alan Arrojado said the
discovery took place at 1:10 p.m. as the troops from the 2nd Scout Ranger
Company, 15th Scout Ranger Company and 1st Scout Ranger Battalion were
conducting pursuit operations against the ASG bandits.
The captured bandit base has an area of 300 x 300 square
meters and is composed of 117 bunkers, with four kitchens and four comfort
rooms. It can accommodate an estimated 300 ASG bandits.
Arrojado said that the camp looked freshly abandoned.
Earlier, government security forces killed an ASG bandit
during an encounter at Barangay Sawaki, Indanan, Sulu Thursday morning.
In the same clash, a soldier from the 35th Infantry
Battalion was wounded. The encounter took place at 10:45 a.m.
Arrojado said the firefight stemmed from law enforcement
operations being conducted by soldiers commanded by Major Ibni Saddama which
resulted in the seizure of two undocumented motorcycles believed to be
abandoned by ASG bandits at 8 a.m.
He added that pursuing government troopers clashed with 30
ASG bandits commanded by sub-leader Jul Aksan.
In the issuing firefight, an ASG bandit was killed while a
soldier was wounded.
Armed support was requested by 35th Infantry Battalion. With
this, Combat Group A of the 1st Scout Ranger Battalion conducted blocking
operations east of the encounter scene as elements of Combat Group B made
similar operations on the west side.
On the other hand, soldiers from the 32nd Infantry Battalion
conducted blocking operations on the south side.
Arrojado said that these deployments were made after they
received reports that ASG bands under Alhabsy Misaya and Alden Bagade,
numbering some 70, were planning to reinforce Aksan's group in their withdrawal
attempt.
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