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Abu Sayyaf bandits behead abducted ex-soldier in Basilan
[NEWS.MB.PH] 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... bandidos beheaded a retired army soldier who was recently kidnapped 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... and his severed body and head were found later this week in Upper Mahayahay, Maluso, Basilan province. Joint Task Force Basilan commander Col. Juvymax Uy said the severed body and head of retired master sergeant Julio Pasawa were found last Tuesday at around 8 a.m. in his burnt house in Upper Mahayahay, Maluso town. Pasawa, 63, a Moslem convert who hails from Pangasinan but chose to live in Maluso, Basilan, was seized before the Lions of Islam attacked barangay (village) Tubigan, also in Maluso on Tuesday killing at least nine people and wounding 11 others. Armed Forces of the Philippines, Western Mindanao Command (AFP-WestMinCom) front man Capt. Jo-Ann Petinglay said an undetermined number of fully armed bandidos swooped down on the village and fired their guns and burned some houses including a multipurpose hall. Soldiers of the Joint Task Force Basilan are currently on pursuit operation against ASG members who attacked Barangay Tubigan, Maluso, Basilan Province before dawnbreak Friday. Around 20 armed Abu Sayyaf bandidos attacked the village of Tubigan in Malusu town, Basilan about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. Barangay peace-keeping action teams and civilian volunteers who were initially surprised by the attack, scampered to get their guns and fight the attackers. Posted by: Fred 2017-08-26 |
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