[Manila Times] Eighty families were evacuated when about 50 members of the New People's Army attacked a para-military detachment of CAFGU (Citizen’s Armed Forces Geographical Unit) in Tampakan, South Cotabato on Friday morning. The fierce firefight lasted for almost seven hours and families in the area were forced to abandon their houses.
A military source estimated that about six to ten militants were killed when two 105mm howitzers bombarded the area. The militants managed to retrieve their injured comrades and fled during the heavy fighting.
Colonel Benjamin Leander, head of the Philippine Army's 27th Infantry Battalion, believed the attackers are from the NPA's 73 District Guerilla Unit of the Far South Mindanao Command front.
Police provincial director Frank Alvero said they have received intelligence reports about the NPA's threat to carry out attacks in various parts of South Cotabato “and on Friday they attacked at 6 in the morning as we made our effort to reinforce and help the 27th IB,PA joining the counter operation against the NPA."
Meanwhile, a voice message from certain "Ka Efren" of the NPA Far South Mindanao command dispatched through a local radio claimed they were responsible in the ambush of private Albino Bahian who was killed during a clash with the NPA Guerilla Front 73 in Barangay Hinalaan, Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat last week.
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[Manila Times] Philippine troops killed two Abu Sayyaf militants and captured another jihadi during a rescue of an abducted Filipino sailor in Basilan early on Saturday morning. Military spokesperson Jo-ann Petinglay said five motorized boats used by the Abu Sayyaf in their kidnapping activities and piracy were also seized by soldiers in the towns of Al-Barka and Tuburan, where the two jihadis were killed.
One of them, Jaudi Salapuddin, was involved in the recent hijacking of a Panamian cargo ship off Basilan, several miles south of Zamboanga City. The militants also seized the ship's engineer Laurence Tito and captain Aurelio Agacac who was rescued by soldiers. The other dead jihadi was identified as Bistahan Nisalun.
Petinglay said troops also captured Rolly Ikih at the house of Vanessa Lajiman, a village councilor of Tumahubong in Sumisip town. Troops also seized a gun and ammunition from Ikih who is wanted by authorities in Basilan. It os not known why Ikih was in the home of Lajiman or whether the village official tipped off the military about him.
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[The Nation] A 54-year-old defense volunteer was seriously hurt in a gun attack while he was walking in front of his home in Pattani's Ma Yor district on Saturday morning. Police believe the shooting was part of the regional insurgency.
An investigation indicated that, as four assailants on two motorcycles opened fire at volunteer Teela Maroh, he ran for cover into his house in Tambon Luboyirai. His son fired back at the attackers, who then fled. Teela was shot in the leg and the chest.
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[Manila Times] Eighty families were evacuated when about 50 members of the New People's Army attacked a para-military detachment of CAFGU (Citizen’s Armed Forces Geographical Unit) in Tampakan, South Cotabato on Friday morning. The fierce firefight lasted for almost seven hours and families in the area were forced to abandon their houses.
[Manila Times] Philippine troops killed two Abu Sayyaf militants and captured another jihadi during a rescue of an abducted Filipino sailor in Basilan early on Saturday morning. Military spokesperson Jo-ann Petinglay said five motorized boats used by the Abu Sayyaf in their kidnapping activities and piracy were also seized by soldiers in the towns of Al-Barka and Tuburan, where the two jihadis were killed.
