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| Philippines: Militant leader injured in ambush in south |
| 2008-08-20 |
| (AKI) - A key leader from the Muslim separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front unit that seized 15 villages in the southern Philippines two weeks ago was wounded in an ambush on Tuesday. "Ow! Y'got me, pardner!" Kumander Ameril Umbra Kato is believed to have been injured in the attack which killed one of his colleagues in the southern province of Mindanao. They got Kato? Cheeze. The Green Hornet's gonna be pissed. According to Manila's GMANews network, Major Armand Rico of the military's Eastern Mindanao Command said the attack occurred somewhere in the town of Kabuntalan. It was not immediately known what group was behind the attack. Meanwhile, hundreds of Muslim guerillas attacked two towns in the Philippines troubled south on Monday, killing 34 people. The attack was the bloodiest since an agreement with the MILF collapsed earlier this month and comes just days after government troops halted an offensive against MILF rebels in another part of Mindanao. Kato was the leader of the 105th Base Command of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF), the armed wing of the MILF. The incident occurred hours before the government announced a generous reward for any information that would lead to Kato's arrest. It's uncanny. It's almost like the two were related. |
| Posted by:Fred |