Duterte visits wounded soldiers in Sulu

From ABS-CBN (Oct 31): Duterte visits wounded soldiers in Sulu

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday visited soldiers who were wounded in recent clashes with the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).

Two ASGs were killed in an early morning clash Sunday with members of the 11th Scout Ranger Company in Indanan, Sulu.

Another six rebels were killed in a separate clash between the ASG and the 21st Infantry Battalion in Patikul, Sulu.

At least eight soldiers were injured in a clash with Abu Sayyaf rebels in the Patikul clash.

A total of 44 Abu Sayyaf rebels were killed in Sulu since intensified combat operations were launched in July, the military said.

Fifteen soldiers have been killed in action in Sulu since July, and 36 others have been wounded in action.

The successive encounters were the result of the cooperation of local residents against the ASG for their "brutal killings and illegal activities," the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said in a statement.

Six wounded soldiers were visited by Duterte in the hospital in Camp Teodulfo Bautista in Sulu, namely: 


- Corporal (Cpl.) Arjay Turingan, who has a fractured left arm;
- Private First Class (PFC) Lorenso Agwayan, who has a leg injury;
- Technical Sgt. Edwin Ramos, who has a back injury;
- PFC Walter Dumpaw, who has a leg injury;
- PFC Hartblayne Akwat, who has a fracture; and,
- PFC Ladni Basitaw, who has a fracture due to a gunshot wound.

Two other soldiers have been transferred to Camp Navarro General Hospital in Zamboanga City.

They were identified as Cpl. Junardo Esperansa and PFC Conrad Bagsaw.

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