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| Southeast Asia |
| Philippine troops bump off eight Abus... |
| 2003-02-09 |
| Philippine troops pursued groups of Abu Sayyaf rebels deep in the jungles of a southern island Sunday, after killing at least eight the day before, officials said. Soldiers clashed with the guerrillas and shelled their mountain hide-outs Saturday in the town of Patikul, officials said. The artillery fire reverberated across the nearby capital, Jolo. Six rebels were wounded in the fighting. Hospital and drug stores were being guarded in Jolo, anticipating the guerrillas would seek medical help, army Col. Alexander Aleo said. The assaults in recent weeks were part of a military offensive dubbed "End Game" against a large Abu Sayyaf faction in Sulu. Even though this isn't much more than the background noise of antiterrorism, it's still nice to know that eight more Abus are decomposing. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |