'Police say MILF, Abu Sayyaf behind deadly ambush in Ungkaya Pukan town'
BASILAN - Police in the Muslim autonomous region have linked both the Abu Sayyaf and the former rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation in a deadly attack against a convoy of security forces escorting a town vice mayor in the southern province of Basilan.
'Former rebels behind deadly ambush in Ungkaya Pukan town'
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) handed over Thursday two of its members responsible for the killing of an army soldier and a policeman in an attack in the southern Philippine province of Basilan.
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Suspected Islamists attacked an army ranger post in the town of Ungkaya Pukan in the Muslim province of Basilan in southern Philippines sparking a gun battle that forced at least 300 people fleeing their homes to safety, police said.
ISABELA CITY – Guns fell silent in the southern Muslim province of Basilan following deadly clashes between government soldiers and former rebels, but tension remains high as both sides agreed to a ceasefire.
ISABELA CITY – At least three army soldiers and five members of the former rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front were killed in fierce clashes that erupted in the southern Philippine province of Basilan, security officials said Thursday.
BASILAN - Government troops pursuing Abu Sayyaf terrorists in the troubled province of Basilan have recovered ammunition for machine gun, gun parts and assorted bandoliers, including a uniform of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police commandos captured an Abu Sayyaf sub-leader following a raid early Saturday in his hideout in the southern province of Basilan, officials said.
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Army soldiers killed an Abu Sayyaf militant in a clash in the southern province of Basilan where security forces continue the hunt for the pro-ISIS group blamed for terrorism in the restive region.
