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| Alleged Abu Sayyaf member included in drugs watchlist killed in Basilan |
| 2016-10-24 |
| [GMANETWORK] Police on Sunday killed an alleged member of the 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... Group, who was also included in the drugs watchlist in Lantawan, 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... The Basilan Police Provincial Office identified the slain suspect as Said Ummal alias Said Usman. The suspect was killed by members of the Lantawan Police Station at around 12:35 p.m. Policemen were serving an arrest warrant against the suspect when he allegedly fired at the lawmen. The Basilan police said Ummal is listed as the fifth most wanted person in Lantawan town and was being suspected as a drug pusher. It said the suspect is facing several criminal charges and was among those who beat feet from the provincial jail last January 27. |
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