Eagle News — Umakyat na sa apatnapung miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf ang patay sa nagpapatuloy at pinaigting na opensiba ng militar sa Sulu at Basilan. Ayon kay Major Filemon Tan, spokesman ng Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Mindanao command, isang sundalo ang nasawi habang nasa 20 bandido ang nasugatan base sa mga intelligence report. Pinauulanan anya ng bomba ng militar gamit ang mga artillery at close-air support ang mga pinaniniwalaang pugad ng bandidong grupo. […]
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Philippines: Five things to know about the Abu Sayyaf
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic militant group from the southern Philippines notorious for abducting foreigners, beheaded a Canadian hostage on Monday. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was “outraged” by the killing, and authorities were trying to free another Canadian still being held along with a Norwegian man and a Filipina. Here are five facts about Abu Sayyaf: Origins The group is a radical offshoot of a Muslim separatist insurgency that has […]
Statement of GPH Peace Panel Chair on the armed encounter between the AFP and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Basilan
Statement of GPH Peace Panel Chair Miriam Coronel-Ferrer CORPORAL Ibrahim Rajab Palaw, an MNLF integree and member of the GPH-MILF Joint Peace and Security Team (JPST), was among those killed in action in the tragic encounter with Abu Sayyaf in Basilan. Palaw’s trainers and fellow trainees remembered him as jovial, sociable, and always full of life. One trainer also said that activities were lively and full of fun because of his participation and occasional […]
President Aquino visits wake of fallen soldier in Basilan clash
ZAMBOANGA CITY, April 14 — President Aquino visited on Wednesday the wake of a soldier who died in combat in Basilan last Saturday assuring his family of government support. The President arrived in Barangay Ayala and met the family of Cpl. Rodelio Bangcairin, one of the casualties of the bloody encounter in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan. Bangcairin, 40, is survived by his wife and two children ages 12 and 3. He is a member of the Philippine […]
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 […]
Explosion in Basilan alarms residents
An explosion in Isabela City, Basilan alarmed residents. No injuries have been reported.
Aquino says death of 4 MILF members in Basilan encounter won’t affect PHL-MILF peace deal
MANILA (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III said Wednesday that the death of four members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in an encounter with the military in Basilan will have no effect on the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB). “Iyong napatay na miyembro nila (MILF) ay hindi nandoon sa engkwentro bilang miyembro ng MILF kundi dahil mga kamag-anak ng mga Abu Sayyaf na hinahabol. Mas personal rather than political or ideological,” […]