| Overlooked story from earlier this week. |
The Philippines military overran an Abu Sayyaf camp in a three-hour firefight, killing at least eight terrorists bandits.
Col. Carlito Galvez said Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon received a "slight wound" on the head during Monday's incident in Tipo-Tipo and is facing kidnapping and murder charges. Galvez denied claims by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front that they were the target of the early morning attack.
He said, "No, the MILF was not the target. It's just that the location of the Abu Sayyaf's lair was only 300 meters from the MILF position. The target really was the bandits' lair. Perhaps, the bandits believed the MILF will help them if attacked but during the firefight the MILF did not help them. Our soldiers were able to overrun the ASG camp in an hour." |