ZAMBOANGA CITY (Zamboanga Journal / 01 Feb) Suspected Abu Sayyaf militants fired two rounds of rifle grenade near a military post in Jolo island in the southern Philippines, officials said.
Officials said the attack on Monday targeted the headquarters of the Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion in Mount Karawan in Indanan town.
"The M203 grenades missed its targets and exploded about 500 meters away from the camp. There were no reports of casualties," said Brig. Gen. Alexander Aleo, commander of military forces on the island.
Aleo said troops were pursuing the Abu Sayyaf group in Jolo. "They are on the run after we intensified the operation against the terrorist group," he told the Zamboanga Journal.
The Abu Sayyaf launched the grenade attack ahead of next week's joint antiterror training exercise between the United States and the Philippines in Jolo.
Troops on Tuesday also killed an Abu Sayyaf militant in Patikul town after security forces attacked their hideout.
Washington listed the Abu Sayyaf, blamed by Manila to the spate of killings and bombings in the strife-torn region, as a foreign terrorist organization and offered as much as $5 million dollars bounty for the group's known leaders.
Officials said the attack on Monday targeted the headquarters of the Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion in Mount Karawan in Indanan town.
"The M203 grenades missed its targets and exploded about 500 meters away from the camp. There were no reports of casualties," said Brig. Gen. Alexander Aleo, commander of military forces on the island.
Aleo said troops were pursuing the Abu Sayyaf group in Jolo. "They are on the run after we intensified the operation against the terrorist group," he told the Zamboanga Journal.
The Abu Sayyaf launched the grenade attack ahead of next week's joint antiterror training exercise between the United States and the Philippines in Jolo.
Troops on Tuesday also killed an Abu Sayyaf militant in Patikul town after security forces attacked their hideout.
Washington listed the Abu Sayyaf, blamed by Manila to the spate of killings and bombings in the strife-torn region, as a foreign terrorist organization and offered as much as $5 million dollars bounty for the group's known leaders.
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