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Abu Sayyaf bomb expert explodes
 [SUNSTAR.PH] An explosive expert of the Abu Sayyaf...also known as al-Harakat al-Islamiyya, an Islamist terror group based in Jolo, Basilan and Zamboanga. Since its inception in the early 1990s, the group has carried out bombings, kidnappings, murders, head choppings, and extortion in their uniquely Islamic attempt to set up an independent Moslem province in the Philippines. Abu Sayyaf forces probably number less than 300 cadres. The group is closely allied with remnants of Indonesia's Jemaah Islamiya and has loose ties with MILF and MNLF who sometimes provide cannon fodder... Group (ASG) died when the bomb he was carrying accidentally went kaboom!while evading from pursuing government forces in Basilan ...Basilan is a rugged, jungle-covered island in the southern Philippines. It is a known stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf, bandidos, and maybe even orcs. Most people with any sense travel with armed escorts... province. Colonel Cirilo Tomas Donato, Army’s 104th Infantry Brigade commander, said the incident occurred shortly after 10 a.m. Thursday in the village of Mangalut, Akbar municipality. Donato identified the slain Abu Sayyaf bomb expert as Mussana Jamiri, whose group the military forces had been pursuing in the hinterlands of Basilan. Jamiri is a first degree cousin of Basilan-based Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leader Nurhassan Jamiri. Donato said the group of Jamiri was fleeing towards the boundary of Akbar town as the troops were closing in on them when the explosive he was carrying went kaboom!. He said the group of Jamiri was involved in the clash on Tuesday in Tuburan town that resulted to the death of three soldiers and a militiaman. He said Jamiri’s group has ambushed the government troops on Wednesday night in the village Parangbasak, Lamitan City, Basilan. He said one soldier died while another was maimed during the ambush. They belong to the Army’s 64th Infantry Battalion. He said the mangled remains of Jamiri was turned over to his family. Posted by: Fred 2016-08-26 |
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