Six suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) were killed and 11 soldiers wounded in the continuing military offensive in the provinces of Sulu and Basilan yesterday. Nine soldiers were airlifted to Camp Navarro General Hospital in Zamboanga City for treatment. Major Filemon Tan, spokesperson of the Western Mindanao Command (WesMinCom), said the figure was based on the cadavers recovered by the Joint Task Forces under Western Mindanao Command. In Basilan, Tan said the offensive launched by troops of the Joint Task Force Basilan resulted in the death of two ASG bandits under Radzmil Jannatul, alias “Khubayb,” and a certain “Guro Arah” at Hill 490 in Barangay Poblacion, Tipo-Tipo around 6:30 a.m. yesterday. The troops recovered a caliber .50 machine gun. In Sulu, four ASG bandits under Alden Bagadi, alias “Sayning,” were killed in an encounter with military troops in Barangay Langpas, Indanan at 8:50 a.m. yesterday. Two wounded [...]
