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| Nine dead in fierce fight against Abu Sayyaf |
| 2017-04-12 |
| [Inquirer] At least nine people were killed on Tuesday in a firefight between Philippine troops and suspected Abu Sayyaf rebels in Bohol province, far from the terrorists' southern jungle bases in the region. Five Abu Sayyaf rebels, three soldiers and a policeman were killed in the clash in the mountain village of Napo, Inabanga town. Chief of the Philippine National Police Ronald dela Rosa said troops and policemen attacked the rebels early Tuesday in Inabanga, where the gunmen had arrived aboard three fast boats. The bandits entered Inabanga going upriver toward Napo on Monday night, Mayor Josephine Jumamoy said. She said residents of Napo reported the presence of the armed men to the police, who immediately sent security forces to the area. Dela Rosa said the intruders took cover in three houses as the gun battle broke out. The firefight started early Tuesday morning and was still raging late in the afternoon. The Philippine Air Force joined the fray in the afternoon, dropping bombs on the gunmen's location. The more than 60 rebels had either been forced out or killed in the two houses and the others were holed up and surrounded by government forces in the third house, Dela Rosa said. |
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