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| 20 Abu Sayyaf militants surrender in Philippines |
| 2016-09-25 |
| [UPI] Twenty members of the Abu Sayyaf ...also known as al-Harakat al-Islamiyya, an Islamist terror group based in Jolo, Basilan and Zamboanga. Since its inception in the early 1990s, the group has carried out bombings, kidnappings, murders, head choppings, and extortion in their uniquely Islamic attempt to set up an independent Moslem province in the Philippines. Abu Sayyaf forces probably number less than 300 cadres. The group is closely allied with remnants of Indonesia's Jemaah Islamiya and has loose ties with MILF and MNLF who sometimes provide cannon fodder... Death Eater group surrendered to the Philippines, the military announced. An assortment of firearms, including two homemade shotguns, were confiscated as the Islamist Death Eaters, aligned with the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... and involved in bombings, kidnappings and attacks since 1991, surrendered Thursday in Sumisip on the island province of Basilan ...Basilan is a rugged, jungle-covered island in the southern Philippines. It is a known stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf, bandidos, and maybe even orcs. Most people with any sense travel with armed escorts... "This is the result of the relentless operation we are conducting where they suffered lots of casualties," said Col. Thomas Donato Jr. of the Philippine army's 104th Brigade. "We are very open for surrenderees. We want to end this war in peace and pave the way for development in Basilan." The Philippine military overran several Abu Sayyaf strongholds in the southern Philippines in recent weeks, and local authorities believe other Abu Sayyaf members are ready to surrender, CNN reported Friday. "It's time to end this terrorist problem in our country. We want to make Basilan a peaceful place to live so that development will prosper. We are closely working with the [military] to decimate all these terrorist groups," Sumisip Mayor Gulam Boy Hattaman said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 My wife's friends were forced from peaceful Basilan by Muslim rebels more than forty years ago. Since then the island has become a hellhole. The Philippine military has cleared the island on occasion, but then it has allowed the Islamists to return from nearby islands. If the military is serious, this time they will set up a base on the island and stay there. |
| Posted by: Shick de Medici6262 2016-09-25 10:14 |