I don't care how many warships there are! I'll stop 'em all with my trusty sword!
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| Southeast Asia |
| NAVAL BLOCKADE: 9 warships seal off Sulu |
| 2006-09-07 |
| Nine Navy warships were deployed yesterday in an attempt to seal off Sulu to keep the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits being pursued by ground troops from escaping by sea. As the Navy's recently acquired PS 38 and the other 78-foot gunboats and patrol craft ringed the island, Maj. Gen. Eugenio Cedo, Armed Forces's Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom) chief also asked the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to assist in patrolling the shorelines of the island. The WestMinCom also sent soldiers to all government and private hospitals in the Zamboanga Peninsula to check if there were wounded bandits admitted there. "Our ground commanders with their respective fighting units are continuously pursuing the bandits with out let-up and we are determined to cripple and bring peace back to Sulu province," said Cedo. A large number of the Navy's Marines and the Army's regular troops and Scout Rangers, who are equipped with night-vision goggles, crawled toward enemy lines in the thickly forested area straddled by five mountains in Jolo, Sulu. The ground troops were backed by the Air Force's strike wing and helicopter wing. As of press time, there were no reported clashes as pursuit operation is still going on. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 what? |
| Posted by: bk 2006-09-07 08:14 |
| #5 This battle is far more important in the long run than many here know. Too right, Oldspook. It looks like they may have wounded the JI bombmaker, Janjalani, who assisted with the Bali atrocity. I *think* he means he hopes none of the commanding officers needs a lot of money (to send their kid thru college)... Bingo, CF. (See! Figuring out JosephMendiola's posts does pay off!) HEY! I resemble that statement! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-07 20:43 |
| #4 seal off Sulu ????? I don't care how many warships there are! I'll stop 'em all with my trusty sword! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2006-09-07 11:42 |
| #3 This battle is far more important in the long run than many here know. |
| Posted by: Oldspook 2006-09-07 09:57 |
| #2 I *think* he means he hopes none of the commanding officers needs a lot of money (to send their kid thru college)... I could be wrong. (See! Figuring out JosephMendiola's posts does pay off!) |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-09-07 08:21 |
| #1 Let's just hope none of the commanding officers has a kid going through college. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-07 03:14 |