Military Attacks Basilan and Sulu, Leaves 73 Abu Sayyaf Dead and 31 Injured in Firefight!
The concentrated offensive attacks of the military against the Abu Sayyaf (ASG) killed 40 of its members and wounded 25 terrorists in an intensified military campaign.
Under President Rodrigo Duterte’s leadership, this is the first counter-offensive executed by the military in which thousands of military infantry were deployed and shelled the Abu Sayyaf with artillery fire and air attacks with helicopters launching rockets at the group.
About 22 terrorists were killed and 16 were injured in a separate dogfight in the jungles of Sulu last week according to spokesman of the Western Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Major Filemon Tan.
The military offense also brought down 18 terrorists and left 9 wounded in a clash that happened in Basilan, focusing their attacks on the town of Tipo-Tipo.
Reports have confirmed that one of the Abu Sayyaf that was killed in the military’s offensive is Sabtola Mahali who was involved in the abduction of journalist Ces Drilon that happened in 2008.
The island province of Basilan declared a state of calamity after the heavy firefight between the military forces and the ASG.
Basilan Governor Jim Hataman-Salliman announced that the state of calamity might last for 3 months to properly aid the citizens who fled the area due to the warfare according to Inquirer Radio.
no mercy for this animal abu sayaff mercy is for the human being only
pugutan din ng ulo ang mga sugatan na abu sayaff what you sow is what you raeap
kung ano ang ginawa sa mga hstages ganon di sa mga sugatan hingian g ransom pag walang clang maibigay pugutan din ng ulo kungdi mga pag bigay ng ransom
Bantayan nyo ang gagawin ng mga pari at taga CHR baka magpatawag sila ng Senate hearing at magra-rally sa kalsada dahil marami na ang namamatay na Abu Sayyaf. Sobrang tanga at tarantado na kung gagawing pa nila yan at dapat lang ilalagay sila sa front line upang sagupain ang mga bandido.
Let keep prayig para sa mga sundalo nating lumalaban para matigil na kahayupan ng abu sayaf na yan…
nag dogfight between the AFP and abusayyaff? may rroplano na pala ang mga terrorists haha
Pulbusin na lahat ang mga halimaw na abusayaf na yan.. Malaking hadlang cla sa pag unlad ng ating bansa.. Mga tamad ang mga hayop,