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| Philippine soldier killed in clash with Abu Sayyaf |
| 2014-02-13 |
| Militants ambushed a group of Philippine marines and killing one soldier and injuring at least three more in the southern province of Sulu. The soldiers were returning to their base from the town of Parang when gunmen attacked them, triggering a firefight that killed the marine. It was not known if there were casualties among the militants and no group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the military blamed Abu Sayyaf. Recently military forces launched an operation to capture Abu Sayyaf gunmen involved in a series of kidnappings in Sulu. Marines had earlier clashed with militants under Sihata Latip and Abraham Hamid in Talipao town that left at least nine Abu Sayyaf gunmen dead or injured. One of those killed was identified as Rakib Jal. Troops also captured a militant camp in a remote village used by the Abu Sayyaf. The camp was being used by rebel leaders Sibih Pisih and Idang Susukan. Last month, security forces clashed with a small band of Abu Sayyaf gunmen that eventually rose to about 400 after armed supporters of the terror group attacked them in Luuk town. The fighting was so fierce that the provincial policemen, backed by a pair of armored carriers, managed to hold their ground until reinforcements arrived, but the gunmen broke into smaller groups and dispersed. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #3 It's the 21st Century equivalent of the hitler/stalin pact. Moreover, it's not simply a philippine phenomenon. |
| Posted by: Bertie Dingle9960 2014-02-13 12:34 |
| #2 Al-Qaeda + the Commies. An instance of Blair's Law where all the world's multiple idiocies combine to become one giant useless (and in this case, murderous) force. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-02-13 01:05 |
| #1 Al-Qaeda + the Commies. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-02-13 00:49 |