Troops of the 63rd Infantry Battalion board a C-130 transport at Calbayog City airport to join the fight against the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu. (Photo courtesy of Radyo ng Bayan-DYOG Calbayog)
An Army battalion -- more than 300 troops -- has been transferred from Samar to Sulu to join the ongoing offensive against the Abu Sayyaf.
The 63rd Infantry “Innovator” Battalion commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Carmelito Pangatungan, which has 297 enlisted personnel and 14 officers, flew out of Calbayog City on C130 transports to Jolo Wednesday afternoon.
The unit is one of five sent to Sulu -- a total of 2,500 troops -- to augment the five battalions already engaging the Abu Sayyaf since the government offensive began in earnest last week.
It is the second contingent of soldiers from Eastern Visayas sent to fight the Abu Sayyaf following the deployment of 200 troops from the Leyte-based 19th Infantry Battalion on May 29.
The reinforcements were ordered deployed after 15 Army soldiers were killed and 12 others wounded in fighting in Patikul, Sulu on Monday.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/132000/army-battalion-in-samar-joins-fight-vs-abu-sayyaf-in-sulu
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