SULU (Mindanao Examiner / Apr. 24, 2009) – Mistulang karayom sa malawak na kakahuyan ang paghahanap na isinasagawa ng militar at pulisya sa nalalabing Italyanong Red Cross hostage ng Abu Sayyaf sa Sulu province.
Tatlong araw ng pinaghahanap ng daan-daang mga sundalo at parak si Eugenio Vagni ngunit bigo pa rin ang mga ito na matagpuan ang dayuhan na sinasabing may sakit sa kabundukan ng Sulu.
Dalawang bayan ng Sulu – sa Indanan at Parang – ang Sentro ng search and rescue operation matapos na mahiwalay si Vagni sa kasamahang si Swiss national Andreas Notter na nailigtas naman ng mga parak nuong nakaraang linggo.
Inamin ni Notter na hirap na hirap si Vagni sa kanyang kalagayan dahil sa pamamaga ng mga bayag nito sanhi ng hernia. Si Notter ay nakabalik na sa kanyang bansa.
Unang pinalaya ng Abu Sayyaf nuong Abril 2 si Mary Jean Lacaba, ang kasamang Pinay nina Vagni at Notter. Dinukot ang tatlong nuong Enero 15 matapos na bisitahin ang isang humanitarian project sa bilangguan sa bayan ng Patikul.
Nag-alok na rin ang mga awtoridad ng P500,000 bilang pabuya sa sinumang makakapagturo ng kinaroroonan ni Vagni. Nauna kasing napaulat na ibinigay ng Abu Sayyaf sa ilalim ni Albader Parad si Vagni sa isang grupo ng mga rebelde, ngunit itinanggi naman ito ng militar.
Kamakalawa ay nagkaroon ng sagupaan sa bayan ng Talipao sa pagitan ng Abu Sayyaf at mga awtoridad, ngunit wala namang inulat na nasawi, ayon kay Sulu police chief Julasirim Kasim. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
4 Killed In Fierce Fighting In Jolo Island In South RP
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 08 Aug) – Three Abu Sayyaf militants and a government soldier were killed in fierce fighting Wednesday morning in the southern Philippine island of Jolo, a military commander said.
Army Major General Ruben Rafael said five more soldiers were wounded in the fighting in the village of Lanao Dakula near Parang town.
He said troops clashed with about 70 Abu Sayyaf gunmen under Radullan Sahiron, wanted by both Manila and Washington for the spate of kidnappings of foreigners and terrorism in the troubled south.
“We have recovered the three bodies of the terrorists and several high-powered weapons, including a 90mm recoilless rifle and munitions left behind by the Abu Sayyaf,” he said.
Troops stormed a terrorist hideout in the hinterland village and sparking daylong clashes. Security forces also clashed Tuesday with the Abu Sayyaf in Jolo island.
Army Major Eugene Batara, a spokesman for the Western Mindanao Command in Zamboanga City, said sporadic clashes were reported Tuesday afternoon in the village of Sampunay, but there were no immediate reports of enemy casualties.
“There could be new Abu Sayyaf casualties. Fighting is going on,” he told the Mindanao Examiner.
The Abu Sayyaf originally was fighting for a strict Islamic state, but the group resorted to banditry and terrorism after its chieftain Abubakar Abdurajak Janjalani, a Libyan-trained firebrand, was killed by policemen in Basilan island in 1998.
His younger brother Khadaffy Janjalani, who took over the Abu Sayyaf group, was himself killed in a battle with U.S.-backed Filipino troops in Jolo island in September 2006.
Janjalani was responsible for the kidnapping and murder of two Americans in the southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner)
Army Major General Ruben Rafael said five more soldiers were wounded in the fighting in the village of Lanao Dakula near Parang town.
He said troops clashed with about 70 Abu Sayyaf gunmen under Radullan Sahiron, wanted by both Manila and Washington for the spate of kidnappings of foreigners and terrorism in the troubled south.
“We have recovered the three bodies of the terrorists and several high-powered weapons, including a 90mm recoilless rifle and munitions left behind by the Abu Sayyaf,” he said.
Troops stormed a terrorist hideout in the hinterland village and sparking daylong clashes. Security forces also clashed Tuesday with the Abu Sayyaf in Jolo island.
Army Major Eugene Batara, a spokesman for the Western Mindanao Command in Zamboanga City, said sporadic clashes were reported Tuesday afternoon in the village of Sampunay, but there were no immediate reports of enemy casualties.
“There could be new Abu Sayyaf casualties. Fighting is going on,” he told the Mindanao Examiner.
The Abu Sayyaf originally was fighting for a strict Islamic state, but the group resorted to banditry and terrorism after its chieftain Abubakar Abdurajak Janjalani, a Libyan-trained firebrand, was killed by policemen in Basilan island in 1998.
His younger brother Khadaffy Janjalani, who took over the Abu Sayyaf group, was himself killed in a battle with U.S.-backed Filipino troops in Jolo island in September 2006.
Janjalani was responsible for the kidnapping and murder of two Americans in the southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner)
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
USAID Worker, 3 Others Kidnapped In Jolo Island
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Uly Israel / 18 Oct) - A US aid worker and his companions were kidnapped by their bodyguards in the restive island of Jolo in the southern Philippines, where Filipino soldiers are pursuing members of the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group, military officials said on Wednesday.
Colonel Reynaldo Sealana, commander of army forces on the island, said the four were returning to their base in Jolo town when six of their native bodyguards led by a man identified only as Salih, seized them near the village of Biid in Parang town.
He identified the four as Engineer Romeo Rivera, a program manager working for the United States Agency for International Development-Growth with Equity in Mindanao (USAID-GEM); Engineers Reynaldo Rubio and Larry Bautista, of the Manila-based Terra Zyme Chemicals; and their driver, Isidro Amaramo.
“We have sealed off exits points in Parang town and established road blocks and checkpoints to prevent the escape of the kidnappers,” Sealana told the Mindanao Examiner by phone from Jolo. “We still don’t know the motive of the kidnappings, whether it was for ransom or work related.”
He said Rivera’s group was working on a road construction in Parang town, while Rubio and Bautista, who arrived on Tuesday from Manila were only inspecting the project.
A regional military commander Major General Cedo said he ordered troops to track down the kidnappers and rescue the victims. “There is a pursuit operation and we are closely coordinating with government officials on the island,” he said in a separate interview in Zamboanga City.
It was not immediately known whether the bodyguards had links with the Abu Sayyaf or not. The group is active on the island and has kidnapped many Filipino and foreigners in the past in exchange for money. Some of their victims who failed to pay ransom were beheaded. (With a report from Juan Magtanggol)
Colonel Reynaldo Sealana, commander of army forces on the island, said the four were returning to their base in Jolo town when six of their native bodyguards led by a man identified only as Salih, seized them near the village of Biid in Parang town.
He identified the four as Engineer Romeo Rivera, a program manager working for the United States Agency for International Development-Growth with Equity in Mindanao (USAID-GEM); Engineers Reynaldo Rubio and Larry Bautista, of the Manila-based Terra Zyme Chemicals; and their driver, Isidro Amaramo.
“We have sealed off exits points in Parang town and established road blocks and checkpoints to prevent the escape of the kidnappers,” Sealana told the Mindanao Examiner by phone from Jolo. “We still don’t know the motive of the kidnappings, whether it was for ransom or work related.”
He said Rivera’s group was working on a road construction in Parang town, while Rubio and Bautista, who arrived on Tuesday from Manila were only inspecting the project.
A regional military commander Major General Cedo said he ordered troops to track down the kidnappers and rescue the victims. “There is a pursuit operation and we are closely coordinating with government officials on the island,” he said in a separate interview in Zamboanga City.
It was not immediately known whether the bodyguards had links with the Abu Sayyaf or not. The group is active on the island and has kidnapped many Filipino and foreigners in the past in exchange for money. Some of their victims who failed to pay ransom were beheaded. (With a report from Juan Magtanggol)
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