The number of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits killed in the
ongoing focused military operations in Sulu has climbed to 25 as four more
brigands were killed in separate encounters Monday.
This was disclosed by Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
public affairs office chief Col. Edgard Arevalo in a message to the PNA
Tuesday.
The first clash took place 1:50 p.m. in Sitio Kugan,
Barangay Bakung, Patikul when troopers from the 21st Infantry Battalion clashed
with an estimated 30 ASG bandits led by sub-leader Jamiri Jawong.
In the 30-minute firefight, two of the terrorists were
killed and an undetermined number, including Jawong, were wounded, forcing the
ASG to retreat.
No losses were recorded by government troopers in this
encounter, Arevalo said.
In the second clash at 3: 42 p.m., an estimated 80 brigands
were encountered by members of the 4th Scout Ranger Battalion.
In the ensuing 30-minute firefight, two more of the bandits
were killed while two soldiers were wounded.
Earlier, 21 ASG terrorists were reported killed after the
AFP started focused military operations against the brigands last Aug. 26, in
the wake of the brutal beheading of 18-year-old Patrick Jhames Almodavar last
week.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=918293
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