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Philippine Troops Kill 4 Blamed for Fatal Bus Bombing
[BenarNews] Troops killed the alleged leader of an Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... -linked holy warrior cell and three others blamed for a bus bombing that killed a 5-year-old boy earlier this week during a shootout on Saturday in the Southern Philippines, the military said. The soldiers shot and killed Norodin Hassan and his men near the town of Carmen in Cotabato province, said Maj. Gen. Juvymax Uy, commander of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division. The military identified Hassan (also known as Andot) as the leader of military affairs for the Daulah Islamiyah-Hassan Group. Daulah Islamiyah is the Filipino name for the Islamic State. "The death of alias Andot and three of his cohorts only shows that justice is given to the victims of the Mindanao Star Bus bombing," Uy said in a statement. The military identified two of the other three killed as Abdonillah Hassan and Abdonhack Hassan. Officials did not say if the turbans were related or if any soldiers were maimed in the shootout. Soldiers recovered high-caliber automatic rifles, mobile phones, radios and "subversive documents with high intelligence value," the military said. The Army’s 602nd Infantry Brigade commander said troops had received a tip about the holy warriors. "After we identified the perpetrators who were responsible for the bombing attack, we immediately launched the manhunt operation to prevent them from doing similar atrocities in other areas, thus preventing further loss of lives and damage to properties," Col. Jovencio Gonzales said in a statement. The bus had been traveling from the southern city of Davao, President Rodrigo Duterte’s hometown, along the highway near Aleosan town where the blast occurred early Tuesday, killing the boy and injuring six others, including the boy’s father and two younger siblings. Several IS-linked turbans have been killed since late 2021, including Salahuddin Hassan, identified as a top lieutenant in the southern Mindanao region under Philippine leader Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan. Military intelligence officials have said they believe Sawadjaan was killed in a clash in 2020 although his body was not recovered. "Our continuous effort to go after these terrorist groups has been unyielding. There will be no let-up and slowing down against these forces of Evil who continue to attack civilian populace, properties and communities," Uy said. Related: Carmen: 2021-08-22 Portland City and County Leaders Ask Biden Administration To Admit Afghanis, Send Them Here Carmen: 2021-07-29 Seattle mayor begs for more cops after six weekend shootings, 250 officers gone in 17 months Carmen: 2021-06-08 Seattle Times sues city of Seattle over Mayor Jenny Durkan's missing text messages during protests Related: Cotabato: 2022-01-12 5-year-old Killed, 3 Family Members Injured in Southern Philippine Bus Bombing Cotabato: 2021-09-22 Alleged Islamic State Recruiter Arrested in Southern Philippines Cotabato: 2021-06-04 Philippine Military: Lieutenant in Local Islamic State Faction Surrenders Related: Daulah Islamiyah: 2022-01-12 5-year-old Killed, 3 Family Members Injured in Southern Philippine Bus Bombing Daulah Islamiyah: 2021-12-04 Philippine Troops Kill Suspected Leader of IS-linked Group in Mindanao Daulah Islamiyah: 2021-07-21 Philippine Troops Kill Suspect from Islamic State-Affiliated Group Posted by: trailing wife 2022-01-16 |
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