11 dead in Army clash with Abu Sayyaf:
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Army said Scout Rangers clashed with Abu Sayyaf bandits in Sumisip, Basilan, on Thursday, leaving seven government troops and four rebels dead.
Colonel Ramon Yogyog, chief of the Joint Special Operations Task Force Basilan, said fighting continues as of this posting.
Yogyog said the clash broke out as troops were conducting operations against the bandit group that has been harassing plantation workers of the Tumahubong Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Integrated Development Cooperative Inc.
“During the first hour of engagement (which started at 7:30 a.m.), we suffered two wounded rangers,” Yogyog said.
But he added fighting escalated when at...
Keep on reading: 11 dead in Army clash with Abu Sayyaf
Colonel Ramon Yogyog, chief of the Joint Special Operations Task Force Basilan, said fighting continues as of this posting.
Yogyog said the clash broke out as troops were conducting operations against the bandit group that has been harassing plantation workers of the Tumahubong Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Integrated Development Cooperative Inc.
“During the first hour of engagement (which started at 7:30 a.m.), we suffered two wounded rangers,” Yogyog said.
But he added fighting escalated when at...
Keep on reading: 11 dead in Army clash with Abu Sayyaf
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