SULU – A new and modern airport may soon rise in Sulu which could further boost trade and commerce, including tourism and put the southern Filipino province as a gateway to BIMP–EAGA or the Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area.
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Friday, March 10, 2023
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
8 Sulu villages cleared from Sayyaf influence
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Eight villages in the southern Philippine province of Sulu are now free from the influence of the pro-ISIS group Abu Sayyaf which Gov. Sakur Tan said was largely due to the concerted efforts of the local and regional governments, the police and military.
Monday, January 3, 2022
Special Forces battle to win hearts and minds in Sulu
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| A Special Forces photo shows the two Abu Sayyaf fighters following their surrender in Talipao town in Sulu province on January 1, 2022. |
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Philippines’ Special Forces soldiers managed to lure two Abu Sayyaf fighters to return to the fold of the law in the southern province of Sulu where security forces are now engaged not in armed campaign, but in winning the hearts and minds of the locals in an effort to eradicate violent extremism.
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Sayyaf pa, son yield in Sulu
SULU - A father and his son who are both Abu Sayyaf terrorists have surrendered to the military on Wednesday in Sulu and security officials were quick to say that the duo would be reintegrated into the society as part of the government’s peace efforts in the southern province.
Sunday, July 11, 2021
Sayyaf gunman killed in Sulu clash
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government troops attacked an Abu Sayyaf encampment and killed a member of the terrorist group in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, officials said Saturday.
Monday, April 12, 2021
10 Sayyaf terrorists yield in Sulu
SULU – The Philippine military said 10 Abu Sayyaf terrorists surrendered in the southern province of Sulu where the pro-ISIS group had brutally killed tens of dozens of people and kidnapped Filipinos and foreigners in the past decades.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
14 Sayyafs yield in Sulu
SULU - The Philippine military said 14 Abu Sayyaf terrorists surrendered in the southern province of Sulu with security officials promising them aid despite the group’s atrocious and violent campaign in the restive region.
Friday, December 25, 2020
3 Sulu towns win award
SULU – Three municipalities here were awarded by the regional government for garnering “Ideal Functionality Rating” in the 2020 Local Government Functionality Appraisal program or LoGFA.
Sunday, April 19, 2020
Troops kill Sayyaf bomb expert linked to Sulu suicide attacks (WARNING: Contains graphic image)
SULU – Filipino troops killed an Abu Sayyaf bomb expert who engineered explosives
used by suicide attackers last year in the southern province of Sulu, security officials
said Sunday.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Rangers, Sayyafs clash in Sulu
SULU – Security forces clashed with Abu Sayyaf militants in Sulu, one of
5 provinces under the troubled Muslim autonomous region in southern
Philippines, officials said Wednesday.
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Special Forces slay Sayyaf commander in Sabah kidnappings
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Filipino Special Forces killed two pro-ISIS militants, including an Abu Sayyaf sub-leader, whose group had kidnapped 21 mostly European and Asian holidaymakers 19 years ago on the resort island of Sipadan off Sabah in Malaysia, security officials announced Wednesday.
Officials said Angah Ajid was slain late Tuesday afternoon during a combat operation against the notorious militant group in Upper Binuang village in Sulu’s Talipao town. The operations lasted only 10 minutes after several gunmen managed to escape the assault.
The military mounted the raid and utilized the 2nd Special Forces Battalion to take down Ajid after civilians allegedly provided vital intelligence that led soldiers to an Abu Sayyaf hideout in the remote village. “Military troops followed the directions provided by residents and encountered five Abu Sayyaf members in the area. A 10-minute gun battle ensued, yielding to the deaths of sub-commander Ajid and another militant,” said Brigadier General Divino Rey Pabayo, Jr., commander of the anti-terror Joint Task Force Sulu.
Pabayo said no soldiers were harmed in the operation and lauded the Special Forces for the slaying of Ajid, who was “the last remaining Abu Sayyaf leader involved in the Sipadan kidnapping in 2000.”
He said soldiers also recovered from the area one M14 rifle and an M16 automatic rifle with grenade launcher, including ammunition. He said the series of armed engagements in the province is the result of the growing support of the civilians to the military’s anti-terror campaign. “The people of Sulu are tired of the atrocities committed by the Abu Sayyaf in their communities,” Pabayo said.
In a separate statement, Lieutenant General Arnel Dela Vega, chief of the Western Mindanao Command, said: “The military continues to launch its offensives to neutralize Abu Sayyaf militants in Sulu. Combat troops relentlessly pursue Abu Sayyaf militants and constrict their movement, leaving them in despair. As community support amassed, military mounts its offensives to pressure and to defeat Abu Sayyaf militants in the area.”
“We are committed to end terrorism and to bring internal security in Mindanao. We also attribute our accomplishments to the Suluanons who are one with us in working for peace in the province,” he added.
The Abu Sayyaf is still holding nearly a dozen hostages, mostly seafarers and fishermen snatched off Sabah, and recently threatened to execute 2 Indonesians and a Malaysian national if their ransom demands running into millions of pesos are not paid. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Officials said Angah Ajid was slain late Tuesday afternoon during a combat operation against the notorious militant group in Upper Binuang village in Sulu’s Talipao town. The operations lasted only 10 minutes after several gunmen managed to escape the assault.
The military mounted the raid and utilized the 2nd Special Forces Battalion to take down Ajid after civilians allegedly provided vital intelligence that led soldiers to an Abu Sayyaf hideout in the remote village. “Military troops followed the directions provided by residents and encountered five Abu Sayyaf members in the area. A 10-minute gun battle ensued, yielding to the deaths of sub-commander Ajid and another militant,” said Brigadier General Divino Rey Pabayo, Jr., commander of the anti-terror Joint Task Force Sulu.
Pabayo said no soldiers were harmed in the operation and lauded the Special Forces for the slaying of Ajid, who was “the last remaining Abu Sayyaf leader involved in the Sipadan kidnapping in 2000.”
He said soldiers also recovered from the area one M14 rifle and an M16 automatic rifle with grenade launcher, including ammunition. He said the series of armed engagements in the province is the result of the growing support of the civilians to the military’s anti-terror campaign. “The people of Sulu are tired of the atrocities committed by the Abu Sayyaf in their communities,” Pabayo said.
In a separate statement, Lieutenant General Arnel Dela Vega, chief of the Western Mindanao Command, said: “The military continues to launch its offensives to neutralize Abu Sayyaf militants in Sulu. Combat troops relentlessly pursue Abu Sayyaf militants and constrict their movement, leaving them in despair. As community support amassed, military mounts its offensives to pressure and to defeat Abu Sayyaf militants in the area.”
“We are committed to end terrorism and to bring internal security in Mindanao. We also attribute our accomplishments to the Suluanons who are one with us in working for peace in the province,” he added.
The Abu Sayyaf is still holding nearly a dozen hostages, mostly seafarers and fishermen snatched off Sabah, and recently threatened to execute 2 Indonesians and a Malaysian national if their ransom demands running into millions of pesos are not paid. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Monday, November 19, 2018
6 Sayyaf fighters yield in Sulu
SULU – Six Abu Sayyaf fighters surrendered Monday to government troops in the southern Filipino province of Sulu, officials said.
Lt. Col. Gerry Besana, a spokesman for the Western Mindanao Command, said the militants yielded to the 2nd Special Forces Battalion under Lt. Col. Jessie Montoya in Talipao town.
They also handed over 6 rifles and were being interrogated at the army headquarters also in Talipao.
Besana identified the militants as Annuar Dalawis, Arsi Akili, Nassal Asaral, Alvarez Sadjan, Aysal Ajaral and Medzmar Mursin.
“They voluntarily surrendered through the efforts of the different community support program teams of the battalion,” he said.
Lt. Gen. Arnel dela Vega, the regional military commander, lauded the troops for their efforts in convincing the militants to surrender peacefully as he urged other members of the Abu Sayyaf to return to the fold of the law.
“We hope that more bandits will decide to surrender instead of risking their lives and engaging themselves in deadly encounters with troops,” he said.
Five soldiers had died and over 2 dozen injured in recent clashes in Sulu’s Patikul town where a militant leader, Hajan Sawadjaan, is believed wounded in the battle. (Mindanao Examiner)
Lt. Col. Gerry Besana, a spokesman for the Western Mindanao Command, said the militants yielded to the 2nd Special Forces Battalion under Lt. Col. Jessie Montoya in Talipao town.
They also handed over 6 rifles and were being interrogated at the army headquarters also in Talipao.
Besana identified the militants as Annuar Dalawis, Arsi Akili, Nassal Asaral, Alvarez Sadjan, Aysal Ajaral and Medzmar Mursin.
“They voluntarily surrendered through the efforts of the different community support program teams of the battalion,” he said.
Lt. Gen. Arnel dela Vega, the regional military commander, lauded the troops for their efforts in convincing the militants to surrender peacefully as he urged other members of the Abu Sayyaf to return to the fold of the law.
“We hope that more bandits will decide to surrender instead of risking their lives and engaging themselves in deadly encounters with troops,” he said.
Five soldiers had died and over 2 dozen injured in recent clashes in Sulu’s Patikul town where a militant leader, Hajan Sawadjaan, is believed wounded in the battle. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Friday, October 19, 2018
3 Sayyafs captured in Southern Philippines
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Philippine Scout Rangers have captured 3 Abu Sayyaf militants after a gun battle in the southern town of Patikul, officials said Friday.
Officials said the militants Gafur Absari, Medzfar Mangabong and Madjid Mangabong were captured in Maligay village on Thursday. The militants were handed over to the 501st Infantry Brigade where they would be interrogated and then turned over to the local police force.
Regional military commander, Lt. Gen. Arnel dela Vega praised the soldiers for the capture of the trio.
The capture of the pro-ISIS militants came a day after Abu Sayyaf released a kidnapped government militia, Rufo Roda, 62, in Jolo town near Patikul, in exchange for ransom from private negotiators. But his 64-year old wife, Helen, who was also seized along with the militia remains in captivity after the Abu Sayyaf demanded more money for her freedom.
The couple was seized by armed men on August 31 in Zamboanga del Norte’s Sirawai town. The gunmen also killed 6 people and wounded a minor. (Mindanao Examiner)
Officials said the militants Gafur Absari, Medzfar Mangabong and Madjid Mangabong were captured in Maligay village on Thursday. The militants were handed over to the 501st Infantry Brigade where they would be interrogated and then turned over to the local police force.
Regional military commander, Lt. Gen. Arnel dela Vega praised the soldiers for the capture of the trio.
The capture of the pro-ISIS militants came a day after Abu Sayyaf released a kidnapped government militia, Rufo Roda, 62, in Jolo town near Patikul, in exchange for ransom from private negotiators. But his 64-year old wife, Helen, who was also seized along with the militia remains in captivity after the Abu Sayyaf demanded more money for her freedom.
The couple was seized by armed men on August 31 in Zamboanga del Norte’s Sirawai town. The gunmen also killed 6 people and wounded a minor. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Sayyafs free army militia, wife still in captivity
SULU – Suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen have freed a government militia they kidnapped in August along with his wife in Zamboanga del Norte province, but the woman is still being held by the gang in Sulu province.
The 62-year Rufo Roda was released late Wednesday in Jolo town after negotiators reportedly paid over a million pesos ransom to the kidnappers who wanted more for his wife, Helen, 64.
The military took custody of the militiaman in Sulu shortly after his release and brought him to Zamboanga on Thursday where he is currently being kept until he is reunited with his wife.
The Western Mindanao Command and the local police did not issue any statement on Roda’s safe release.
The couple was kidnapped in August 31 after gunmen attacked and killed civilians - Amsid Maugag Callun, Absar Julkanain Gumba, Kabiran Saliuddin Ginsing, Saddam Baitulla Tahir, Jaayri Bairulla Lumihig and Muslimin Adan - in Piakan village in Sirawai town. A minor, Jering Carbi, was also wounded, in the assault.
Last June 28, gunmen also kidnapped 6 people, including an infant, from a farm in San Nicolas village in Sirawai town. The victims, Feliciano Javier, 28; his wife Elsa, 28, and their five-month old baby Vincent; and Junior Javier, 22, and wife Rica, also 22-years old and their five-year old son Val, are keepers of farm owned by Valiente Tolo Felizarta, the town’s municipal engineer.
They were eventually released two weeks later in Gata village in Talipao town in Sulu in exchange for an unspecified amount of ransom and fetched by soldiers. (Mindanao Examiner)
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