Security forces kill Sayyaf leader, 2 others; rescue last Indon hostage

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Security forces shot dead 3 Abu Sayyaf terrorists, including a notorious leader, and rescued an Indonesian hostage following a firefight Sunday on Kalupag Island off Languyan town in the southern Philippine of Tawi-Tawi, officials said.

3 Indon hostages rescued, Sayyaf man captured in Tawi-Tawi

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Philippine authorities on Friday said three Indonesian fishermen kidnapped last year by the Abu Sayyaf were rescued, and one of their Filipino captors was captured after their boat capsized off Tawi-Tawi province while fleeing from a military operation in nearby Sulu province.

Military assault kills 2 Sayyaf in Sulu

SULU – Military forces continue its assault on Abu Sayyaf lairs in the southern Filipino province of Sulu where fighting killed at least 2 militants and also wounded two soldiers, officials said. 

5 Sayyafs killed in military ops in South

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Security forces killed 5 Abu Sayyaf militants in separate clashes in the southern Philippines where operations against the pro-ISIS group continues in the restive region, officials said Monday.

Officials said four gunmen were killed in the weekend fighting that also injured a soldier in the village of Lakit-Lakit in Tawi-Tawi’s Sapa-Sapa town after Marine soldiers tracked down the gang.