At least 43 killed in fire-fight in Philippines
Twenty-three troops of the Philippine
government and at least 20 rebels of the Abu Sayyaf group were killed
in a day of intensive fire-fight in southern Philippine jungles,
according to the military source.
Twenty-three troops of the Philippine
government and at least 20 rebels of the Abu Sayyaf group were killed
in a day of intensive fire-fight in southern Philippine jungles,
according to the military source.
Hundreds of troops on August 12 stormed a base of the Abu Sayyaf group in the southern Basilan province.
The fresh encounter centered two remote villages of Ungkaya Pukan and Silangkum in Tipo-Tipo town of southeastern Basilan. Troops also seized dozens of home-made bombs and 13 high-powered firearms in their raid.
The Abu Sayyaf group, comprising almost 400 members, is blamed for a series of terror attacks and kidnappings in the Philippines .
The attack was part of the Philippine army’s campaign to wipe out the Al Qaida- linked Abu Sayyaf group by the end of this year./.
Hundreds of troops on August 12 stormed a base of the Abu Sayyaf group in the southern Basilan province.
The fresh encounter centered two remote villages of Ungkaya Pukan and Silangkum in Tipo-Tipo town of southeastern Basilan. Troops also seized dozens of home-made bombs and 13 high-powered firearms in their raid.
The Abu Sayyaf group, comprising almost 400 members, is blamed for a series of terror attacks and kidnappings in the Philippines .
The attack was part of the Philippine army’s campaign to wipe out the Al Qaida- linked Abu Sayyaf group by the end of this year./.
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