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(Eagle News)– Five suspected Abu Sayyaf members were killed and seven soldiers were wounded during a clash between them in Sulu on Sunday. The five fatalities were identified as Annib Black, Tasom Hammiri, Mikdad Juhurim, Undil Hussin, and a certain Roger. Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command, said the clash ensued in Old Panamao at 4:15 a.m., after at least 30 suspected Abu Sayyaf members fired at authorities who were about […]
Ni Jun Cronico Eagle News Service JOLO, Sulu (Eagle News) – Umakyat na sa 57 ang mga miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf ang sumuko sa militar sa Sulu. Ito ay matapos ibinaba nina Sulu ASG member Kadra Arajun Sawadjaan, Alnajar Sawadjaan, at Sherul Arad ang kanilang mga matataas na kalibre ng armas sa mga tauhan ng marine troopers sa Brgy. Bunot, Indanan, Sulu. Sinabi ni Major General Cirilito Sobejana, Commander ng Joint Task Force Sulu, na […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) — Pursuing government forces killed three Abu Sayyaf bandits and recovered two firearms in a clash in the hinterlands of Sulu, a top military official said Saturday. Brig. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Joint Task Force Sulu commander, said the clash happened at around 2:30 p.m. Friday at Sitio Buling-Buling, Barangay Su-uh, Old Panamao town. Sobejana disclosed the troops were on combat patrol when they clashed with 20 Abu Sayyaf bandits led by […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Eagle News) – Doble bantay ngayon ang mga tauhan ng Philippine National Police (PNP) at Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) sa Zamboanga Port Area. Ito ay dahil sa pagdating ng mga kalalakihan mula sa isla ng Basilan, Sulu at Tawi-tawi na dadalo sa dalawang araw na Bangsamoro general assembly sa Maguindanao. Inaasahan din na dadagsain ng maraming kalalakihan ang Bangsamoro general assembly na isasagawa ngayong darating na Nobyembre 26 at 27 sa […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Eagle News) — Arestado ng otoridad ang anim na armadong lalaking sakay ng dalawang motorized pump boats na pinaniniwalaang mga miyembro ng notorious group na Abu Sayyaf-Kidnap for Ransom Group. Ang mga ito ay naaresto matapos na ma-intercept ng isang Navy Seal Team na sakay ng Navy ship na BRP Manuel Gomez (PC 388) malapit sa Bolod Island, Tonquil, Sulu noong Lunes ng gabi, November 20, 2017. Ayon kay Rear Adm. Rene V. […]
PATIKUL, Sulu (Eagle News) – Bagaman kinumpirma ng militar ang panibagong kaso ng pagdukot sa Sulu, hindi pa rin matukoy ni Brig. Gen. Cirlito Sobejana, Commander ng Joint Task Force Sulu kung saan dinala o tinago ng mga bandidong kidnaper ang kanilang bagong mga bihag na mula sa Patikul. Ayon kay Sobejana, pasado 8:00 nitong Martes, November 14, pinasok ng mga armadong lalaki ang Phase-4 ng Brgy. Kalimayan, at tinutukan ng baril ang bawat madaanan […]
(Eagle News) — A municipal councilor of Jolo has been kidnapped by members of the Abu Sayyaf, the military said on Wednesday. A report said the abduction of a certain Zed Tan was carried out around 6 p.m. on Sept. 17, at the boundary of Barangays Timbangan and Tagbak in Indanan, Sulu. The military said the abductors, an undetermined number of ASG members, were riding a red vehicle. After forcibly taking Tan, they proceeded in […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Eagle News) – Lalo ngayong paiigtingin ng mga tauhan ng Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) ang kanilang mga kakayahan para ma-detect ang mga improvised explosive device (IED). Sa pagbisita ni Lt. Gen Carlito Galvez sa mga kampo ng sundalo sa area ng Basilan at Sulu kung saan inilulunsad ang mga military operations laban sa mga bandidong grupo, sinabi nitong dapat madagdagan ang mga kaalaman ng mga tropa sa pag-detect […]
(Eagle News) — Napatay ng tropa ng gobyerno ang isang sub-leader ng Abu Sayyaf Group sa isang engkwentro sa Sulu nitong Sabado. Ayon kay Brig. Gen. Cirlito Sobejana, Commander ng Joint Task Force Sulu, napatay ng Marines si Abu Sayyaf Sub-Leader Bagong Muktadil sa isang engkwentro sa Barangay Silangkan, sa bayan ng Parang. Naka-engkwentro aniya ng puwersa ng Marines ang grupo ni Muktadil na nakasakay sa isang jungkong type na watercraft. Sinabi ni Sobejana na […]
President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, July 15 visited wounded troops at the Camp Teodulfo Bautista Station Hospital in Jolo, Sulu. The President awarded Wounded Personnel Medals to the troops involved in an encounter with the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) on July 8, 2017.
(Agence France Presse) — Three inmates were killed Sunday and another was wounded after escaping from a jail in Jolo, Sulu, a stronghold of Islamist militants, police said. The casualties were among 14 prisoners who escaped from a police station in the war-torn municipality, authorities said. Jolo is a base of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group and some of the inmates were linked to the militants, according to provincial police chief Senior Superintendent Mario Buyuccan. […]
A Vietnamese sailor being held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu was killed during a gunbattle between the militants and troops, a military official said Thursday. Van Viet Tran was found dead on Saturday following the clash with members of the kidnapping group in the strife-torn island group, Brigadier General Cirilito Sobejana said. A soldier was also killed and 15 other troops wounded while the Abu Sayyaf suffered undetermined casualties, said Sobejana who heads a […]
