Gov’t troops clash with Abu Sayyaf in Sulu

MANILA, Philippines – Government troops on Saturday, February 2, clashed with around a hundred Abu Sayyaf members under sub leader Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan, who is believed to be behind the  deadly twin blasts in the Jolo Cathedral . 

Troops from the 5th Scout Ranger Battalion under Lieutenant Colonel Marlo Jomalesa  encountered the Abu Sayyaf group  in ...