Monday, May 17, 2010

Marines rescue canteen manager

Tempo, Saturday March 20, 2010

By: Nonoy E. Lacson

ZAMBOANGA CITY- Marines rescued a 43-year-old female public school canteen manager in Lamitan City, basilan whow as allgedly kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf Group(ASG) last week.
They were able to arrest her kidnapper, a suspected member of the ASG.
Western Mindanao Command(WesMinCom) identified the kidnap victim as Examinda Lindio. She was rescued at 2pm last Thursday at the residence of the suspect in Barangay Maloong San Jose, Lamitan City.
her kidnapper, Arvin Guirny Artiaga was arrested a few hours earlier in Brgy. Maloong San Jose.
The military conducted a rescue operation after her family reported after her family reported her disappearance tot he police and military.
Lindio reportedly failed to return home on Idris Drive, barangay maganda, Lamitan City after she left Saturday last week.
Lindio was reported to have been kidnapped after her family received a call from man claiming to be an ASG member who demanded a P2 million ransom.
The caller claimed to be a follower of ASG commander Pulah montong based in the hinterlands of Mohammad Ajul, Basilan.
Military and police troops were immediately deployed to track down Montong's group in Mohammad Ajul.

Kampo ng ASG, nabawi ng militar

Saksi, Monday, March 15, 2010


ZAMBOANGA CiTY -Patuloy pa rin
ang ginagawang clearing operations ng militar
sa basilan, kasunod sa pagkakakubkob sa isang training al homb-making
camp ng bandidong Abu Sayyaf" sa kabunudkan ng Brgy. Baiwas sa bayan ng
Sumisip. Kinumpirma ngayun ni Task Force Trillium chief, Rear Admiral
Alexander Pama, ang malaking accomplishment ng tropa ng gobyerno nitong
nakaraang Linggo lamang. Ayon sa opisyal, nabawi ng mga sundalo ang kampo ng mga
bandido sa area na kung tawagin ay "Hill 850" Makalipas ang ilang oras na engkuwentro.

Sa naturang pangyayari, 3 sa mga ASG members ang nasawi at 12 iba pa ang sugatan sa encounter. Samantala sa hiwalay na pahayag, sinabi naman ni Brig. Gen. Eugenio CLemen, 1st Marine Brigade chief, na ang nasabing Abu Sayyaf camp ay kaya umanong mag-accomodate nang may 100 katao at napapalibutan ng mga booby traps gaya ng mga improvised bombs at landmines.
Narekober din ng militar mula sa kampo ang ilang "training and indoctrination manuals" mga blasting caps, rifle grenades at ilang empty shells ng M-16, Armalite rifles, maliban dito, nakuha din sa lugar and isa ng listahan ng mga contact numbers at subscriber identification module (SIM) Cards,. Batay sa intelligence report, ang naturang kampo umano ay nasa ilalim ng pamumuno ni Abu Sayyaf leader Kair Mundos, kung saan sinasanay ang mga ASG at Jemaah islamiyah(JI) militants sa pag-gawa ng mga bomba. Sa exclusive interview ni Bombo Analy Soberano ngayong umaga kay Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) chief, Lt. Gen. Benjamin Dolorfino, tiniyak naman ng opisyal na tuloy-tuloy pa ang gagawin nilang offensive operations ng pamahalaan laban sa ASG. "Malaking bagay ang pagkakakubkob natin sa kampo ng Abu Sayyaf at sa katunayan ay napakaraming improvised explosive device ang narekober ng troops natin.
"As far as the campaign against terrorism, relentless efforts natin," ani Dolorfino.

Kampo ng ASG nabawi ng militar

Abante, Monday, March 15, 2010

By: Noel Abuel

Nabawi ng military ang isang malaking kampo ng bandidong Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) na sina­sabing isang training at bomb-making camp sa kabundukan ng Bgy. Baiwas sa bayan ng Sumisip, Basilan.

Kinumpirma ni Task Force Trillium chief, Rear Admiral Alexander Pama ang malaking accomplishment ng tropa ng gobyerno kung saan nabawi ng mga sundalo ang kampo ng mga bandido sa area na kung tawagin ay “Hill 850” makalipas ang ilang oras na engkuwentro.

Sa naturang pangyayari, tatlo sa mga ASG members ang nasawi at 12 iba pa ang sugatan.
Kinumpirma rin ni Pama na pitong mga sundalo ang nasugatan sa encounter.

Samantala sa hiwalay na pahayag, sinabi naman ni Brig. Gen. Eugenio Clemen, 1st Marine Brigade chief, na ang nasabing Abu Sayyaf camp ay kaya umanong mag-accommodate ng may 100 katao at napapalibutan ng mga booby traps gaya ng mga improvised bombs at landmines.

Narekober din ng militar mula sa kampo ang ilang “training and indoctrination manuals,” mga blasting caps, rifle grenades at ilang empty shells ng M-16 Armalite rifles.

Troops overrun Sayyaf camp

Philippine Star, Sunday, March 14, 2010

By: Roel PareƱo

TABIAWAN, Basilan , Philippines - Government troops overran a suspected Abu Sayyaf training camp near Sumisip town yesterday, following a week of ground offensive that left six extremists killed and 12 wounded.

Anti-terror Task Force Trillium and Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) chief Rear Admiral Alexander Pama said seven troops from the 1st Marine Brigade were wounded as they tried to take over the training camp in Upper Baiwas that were rigged with explosives and booby traps.

Pama said the troops seized several improvised explosive devices (IED), ammonium nitrate, grenades and rifle grenades fashioned into bombs, battery packs, tripwires, and training manuals for bomb making and demolition.

Among the other items recovered were documents revealing an amount of P50,000 was withdrawn on Feb. 4, 2010, indicating ransom money had been paid.

1st Marine Brigade chief Brig. Gen. Eugene Clemen added the troops destroyed 50 huts that served as quarters for more than 100 Abu Sayyaf militants led by Puruji Indama.

Pama said Khair Mundos, an Abu Sayyaf trained by the al-Qaeda linked Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), maintained the camp to train Indama’s men on explosives and bomb making.

Pama said Mundos managed to escape when government troops also launched an offensive on its training camp in Sitio Kurelem in Tipo-Tipo town.

“Khair Mundos and other Abu Sayyaf high value targets from Sulu were encamping in the training camp that was captured,” Pama said.

Pama said the explosives and training manual recovered at the site indicated the alliance of the Abu Sayyaf and JI to launch terror attacks in southern Philippines.

“They have a level of capability which is more dangerous,” Pama warned.

With the continued military operations, Pama said this would deny the Abu Sayyaf sanctuary and prevent them from returning to the area.