MANILA (DWDD) – Troops from the 3rd Scout Ranger Battalion commanded by Lt. Col. Elmer Suderio successfully captured another camp of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and recovered components in making Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in operation conducted in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan early Sunday.
According to Major Filemon Tan, spokesperson for the AFP Western Mindanao Command, this is the third ASG camp that fell to military forces after the April 9 clash incident that led to the death of 18 soldiers and wounding of 53 others.
The troops “were conducting combat operations in Barangay Baguidan of Tipo-Tipo town when they chanced upon the ASG camp, where aside they recovered IED components; five liters of gasoline; assorted medical paraphernalia; three sacks of rice; and five laminated sacks.
As of the moment, the government campaign has led to the neutralization of 38 bandits with three bodies recovered, including that Moroccan terrorist and bomber Mohammad Khattab, who is said to be acting as a conduit between a “Middle East terrorist organization” and the wounding of ASG sub-leader.
http://dwdd.com.ph/2015/sustained-operations-ii-3rd-asg-camp-falls-in-basilan/
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