ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine soldiers killed four more militants as they pressed their offensive against the Abu Sayyaf after suffering heavy losses in weekend clashes in the troubled south, authorities said Monday. Troops killed the four on the strife-torn island of Basilan on Sunday, a day after the guerrillas killed 18 soldiers in the worst fighting so far this year, regional military spokesman Major Filemon Tan said. “It is continuous. There will be no […]
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Patay sa panig ng ASG, umakyat na sa 13
(Eagle News) UPDATE — Labintatlo na ang kumpirmadong patay habang 16 naman ang sugatan sa kampo ng rebeldeng grupong Abu Sayyaf sa nagpapatuloy pang pursuit operations ng militar sa Basilan. Matatandaang nagsimula ang bakbakan noong Sabado, Abril 9, na ikinasawi ng 18 at ikinasugat naman ng 53 sundalo. Kaugnay rin ito ng ipinag-utos na ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III na pagpapatuloy ng offensive military operations sa Basilan matapos ang halos limang oras na pakikipagpulong sa […]
Islamic militants kill 18 Philippine soldiers in worst clashes this year
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A Philippine offensive against the extremist Abu Sayyaf group after a spate of kidnappings has left 18 soldiers and five fighters dead in the worst violence in the troubled south this year, authorities said Sunday. Saturday’s clashes on the strife-torn island of Basilan came after an April 8 ransom deadline set by Abu Sayyaf, who had threatened to behead some of their foreign hostages. At least four soldiers were beheaded in the […]
Freed Italian hostage leaves Philippines hospital
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) — A retired Italian priest held hostage for six months by suspected Islamic militants left a Philippine hospital Saturday a day after his ordeal ended, looking frail though officials said he was in good health. His face partly hidden by a red baseball cap, Rolando Del Torchio stroked his grey beard and waved briefly before getting into an ambulance that the military said delivered him to a chartered flight. The authorities found […]
Kilalang lider ng ASG, sugatan sa engkwentro sa Sulu
(Eagle News) — Nasugatan ang isang lider ng mga rebelde na nasa wanted list ng United States (US) State Department sa engkwentro ng militar at Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) sa Patikul, Sulu. Kinilala ni B/Gen. Alan Arrojado, commander ng Joint Task Group (JTG)-Sulu ang naturang rebelde na si Radullan Sahiron na may isang milyong dolyar na patong sa ulo kaugnay ng pagkakasangkot niya sa pagdukot sa mga US tourist taong 2001. Dagdag pa ni Arrojado, nasa […]
Philippine militants holding foreigners set ransom deadline
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Islamic militants holding two Canadians and a Norwegian in the southern Philippine jungles have set a one-month deadline for millions of dollars in ransom to be paid, according to a video released Thursday. In the video posted on a local jihadist group’s Facebook page, the emaciated victims said they would be killed if the ransom was not paid. Canadian tourists John Ridsdel and Robert Hall, Norwegian resort manager Kjartan Sekkingstad and […]
Authorities warn of possible terrorist attack in Zamboanga City
According to the special monitoring committee of the National Intelligence Board, the whole of Zamboanga peninsula, including Zamboanga City, is placed under threat-level 3 due to the possibility of attacks from terrorist groups like the Abu Sayyaf and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters during the holiday season. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
ASEAN must counter Abu Sayyaf problem
A Sarawak Senior Minister says, ASEAN member countries must work together to counter the kidnapping threat posed by the Abu Sayyaf militant group. Noting that the recent ASEAN summit had discussed the issue of human trafficking in the region, Tan Sri James Masing said the “human trading” by Abu Sayyaf was a worse problem which needed to be countered. He said, in short, it’s not a Philippine or Malaysian problem but an Asian problem. Masing […]
Lider ng Abu Sayyaf, hinatulan ng habambuhay na pagkabilanggo
Hinatulan ng Zamboanga City Regional Trial Court ng habang buhay na pagkabilanggo ang isang lider ng Abu Sayyaf Group o ASG dahil sa pagdukot sa isang nurse sa Zamboanga City noong 2008.
PNP examines alleged Abu Sayyaf video
The Philippine National Police (PNP) examined the video released by alleged members of the Abu Sayyaf group asking for a Php 4 billion-ransom. Said video was submitted by the PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group to the PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group in order to authenticate said video. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
Kaso kaugnay sa Abu Sayyaf at MNLF nakabinbin sa Regional Trial Court ng Zamboanga
AGOSTO 28 (Agila Probinsay) — Marami pa rin sa kaso ng Abu Sayyaf at ilang miyembro ng Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) ang nakabinbin sa Regional Trial Court ng Zamboanga. Ito ay matapos magpaliwanagg ang DOJ sa kakulangan ng ebidensya sa mga nagsampa ng kaso nito. Ayon sa political rival at malalaking angkan sa nasabing lalawigan ay kailangan ng madaliin ng DOJ ang pagpapasya sa anumang kasong ipinupukol sa kanila. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Ely Dumaboc)
Soldiers wounded after an encounter with suspected Abu Sayyaf members in Sulu
After an encounter with suspected Abu Sayyaf members in Patikul, Sulu, eleven soldiers were reported wounded fighting 30 members of the suspected group.
