SULU - Security forces killed seven people following a fierce gun battle that wounded a police commando and two civilians in Sulu province in southern Philippines, officials said Monday.
Officials said members of the Special Action Force were sent to the town of Maimbung on Sunday, February 5, to arrest a wanted man, Juko Dahim, but they were fired upon by a group of gunmen, sparking a heavy firefight.
Soldiers from the 41st Infantry Battalion were quickly sent to the town to reinforce the commandos and eventually killed Dahim and his followers. Two other followers of Dahim were also captured.
“The firefight resulted in the wounding of one PNP SAF personnel and the deaths of seven lawless personalities including the target,” said Army Lt. Col. Abdurasad Sirajan, a spokesman for the Western Mindanao Command.
Two civilians who were caught in the crossfire were rushed to the hospital in the capital town of Jolo, according to Sirajan.
He said security forces also recovered automatic weapons and a grenade launcher from the slain gunmen.
It was unknown whether those killed were members of the Abu Sayyaf, whose leaders pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. (Mindanao Examiner)
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