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Southeast Asia
Abu Sayyaf rebel nabbed in Sulu
2016-10-20
[Mindanao Examiner] Philippine troops captured an Abu Sayyaf rebel during continuing operations against in the province of Sulu against the Daesh-linked terrorist group. Soldiers captured Pauji Asgari in Talipao town on Tuesday after villagers tipped off troops about the presence of Abu Sayyaf militants.

Brigadier General Arnel dela Vega, the commander of Joint Task Force Sulu, said Abu Sayyaf rebels have been trying to blend into civilian communities to avoid detection and capture. He said Asgari was handed over to the police on Wednesday after being interrogated at a military base in the capital town of Jolo.

On Monday, the military killed a captured Abu Sayyaf member Ustab Anji after he grabbed a weapon from one of his guards in the village of Magsagaw in Panglima Sugala town in Tawi-Tawi province. Soldiers were on their way to the police headquarters to hand over Anji when he grabbed the firearm. Anji was involved in the kidnappings this year of Indonesian and Malaysian sailors in Sabah, Malaysia. He was among those who kidnapped 21 mostly European holidaymakers also in Sabah, Malaysia in 2000 and had a P350,000 bounty on his head.
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