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Daesh-linked jihadi among 26 Abu Sayyaf militants slain
 [Inquirer] The Philippine military on Sunday confirmed the death of a Malaysian jihadi during a recent clash in Basilan. Military spokesman Filemon Tan Jr. said that 26 Abu Sayyaf militants, including Malaysian jihadist Mohammad Najib Hussein - alias Abu Anas, were during continuing operations in Basilan. At least 26 others soldiers, including two junior officers, were also injured in the fighting. Tan said different sources claimed that 26 bandits were killed and 16 others were wounded in the clashes. Colonel Rolando Bautista said that the Hussein's death was confirmed by different sources. He said, "Despite these reports, we continue to make validation so we can recover the body as proof." Hussein was a Malaysian shopkeeper-turned-bombmaker associated with Daesh. He is known as the key figure in Daesh's Black Flag cell of Universiti Malaya professor, Dr. Mahmud Ahmad, alias Abu Handzalah, who has been hiding with the Abu Sayyaf in the southern Philippines.es. Posted by: ryuge 2015-12-21 |
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