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Masked Sayyaf men kidnap 2 Patikul residents »
PATIKUL, SULU/03 May 2013—Some ten masked heavily armed men of the Abu Sayyaf Group were reported to have abducted this morning two civilian-residents of Sahaya Village in Latih, Patikul. Police identified the victims as 30-year old Awan Usman, and 32-year old Boy Nunung. They were forcibly taken at the vicinity of Baunoh Butong, Kilometer 5 [...]
Relief ops in Patikul continue »
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines/06 February 2013 by Frencie Carreon—Relief operations continue in Patikul town, with various groups within the network of the Sulu Area Coordinating Center involved in the activity following the armed encounters among elements of the Moro National Liberation Front and the Abu Sayyaf Group last Sunday. “We are planning and coordinating for one [...]
5 MNLF fighters beheaded by Sayyaf »
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines/03 February 2013 by Frencie Carreon—Five fighters of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) were beheaded early today by the Abu Sayyaf Group following an armed encounter in Tanum village in Patikul town, Sulu province. A succeeding clash also took place at Minjay village, at the same town, where the headless bodies were [...]
P10M paid for Al-Arabiya TV crew’s freedom »
ZAMBOANGA CITY/03 February 2013 by Frencie L. Carreon—Ten million pesos were reportedly paid to the Abu Sayyaf Group, abductors of the Al-Arabiya television bureau chief and crew, prior to the release of its camera man and audio technician in Sulu. Police and military authorities however cannot confirm the information on the alleged payment, as police [...]
Scout Rangers, Sayyaf clash in Tipo-Tipo »
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines/22 January 2013 by Frencie Carreon—Elements of the 12th Scout Ranger Company, while on their way to the heart of Tipo-Tipo town in Basilan province early this morning, was reportedly ambushed by more or less four armed groups. Military sources from the ground confirmed the wounding of seven soldiers and one civilian. The [...]
