ZAMBOANGA CITY – Security forces recovered an improvised explosive planted by the pro-ISIS group Abu Sayyaf in the southern province of Sulu, officials said Saturday.
Officials said the explosive, assembled from a mortar rocket
rigged to a timer and a blasting cap and mixed with five liters of ANFO or ammonium
nitrate / fuel oil, was discovered late Friday afternoon by a civilian in
Timbangan village in Indanan town.
“Through the cooperation of the civilian populace of
the municipality of Indanan, a bombing was foiled as an improvised explosive device
was retrieved. The IED is believed to be made by the notorious ASG terrorist
Mundi Sawadjaan who was behind the 2019 Jolo Cathedral
Bombing,” said Col. Antonio Bautista, commander of the 11th Infantry
Brigade.
Maj. Gen.
William Gonzales, commander of the anti-terror Joint Task Force Sulu, said operations
against the Abu Sayyaf are continuing, saying the terrorists have suffered
losses in the series of military campaigns.
“The Abu Sayyaf group is obviously frustrated by the
series of their losses that they resort to the most hideous form of violent
extremism - bombing. They want to instil fear, but the bravery and courage of
our troops is unsurpassable,” he said.
On Thursday, soldiers and government militias also
clashed with the Abu Sayyaf in the province. “We are continuously tracking the
ASG, with the consolidated efforts of all units and the full support from the
civilian populace who provide timely and accurate information of ASG's
whereabouts and activities,” Bautista said. (Mindanao Examiner)
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