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| Janjalani in Tawi-Tawi |
| 2004-08-06 |
| Southern Command has directed its troops in Tawi-Tawi to check the veracity of the reported sighting of over-all Abu Sayyaf Chieftain Kaddafy Janjalani in their area of responsibility. According to a Southcom source, Janjalani is considered the most wanted terrorist in the country with P10 million bounty on his head. Janjalani has reportedly slipped out of his pinpointed lair in Maguindanao, Central Mindanao, to escape from pursuing troops on a massive manhunt operation against him in the area. Janjalani and his elite group have reportedly returned to Western Mindanao with Tawi-Tawi as his possible destination. However, Naval Task force 62 Commander Navy Captain Feliciano Angue neither denied nor confirmed Janjalani's reported sighting in his area of responsibility. "We are looking into this report. But I declined to give details lest it will jeopardize our operation," Angue replied. He asked the media to tone down on Janjalani's possible whereabouts for the military's anti-terror campaign in the South to succeed. Janjalani and 4 of his remaining top Abu Sayyaf leaders are listed in the order of battle of the Armed Forces in the Philippines and the Department of National Defense (DND) as most wanted criminals with corresponding rewards at stake to civilians who provide the right tips for their capture dead or alive. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |