[GMA News] Seven members of the Abu Sayyaf were killed in a clash with Philippine soldiers on Wednesday in Sulu province. Military sources said Thursday that the battle, which also left 18 soldiers injured, took place in Patikul town. One of the injured soldiers was in critical condition.
Last Tuesday, the military said three Abu Sayyaf rebels were killed, while ten other members were injured in a clash also in Patikul. Sixteen soldiers were wounded in that skirmish.
Also, last week, authorities detained a suspected Abu Sayyaf militant, identified as Adam Mahamdom, who was allegedly involved in the kidnapping of eight workers at Golden Harvest Plantation in Basilan in 2001.
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[Jakarta Post] Seven Indonesian crewmen were seized while sailing in southern Philippine waters, in the latest incident attributed to the notorious Abu Sayyaf. The situation is still developing, an official has confirmed.
Wibanarto Eugenius, minister counselor at the Indonesian Embassy in Manila, said, "Relevant institutions in Indonesia are probing the situation to confirm the news, as well as looking for supporting evidence."
A source who has knowledge of the matter has confirmed that the kidnappers were members of the same network that hijacked the Brahma 12 tugboat in March, under the leader of Tawing Humair.
News of another kidnapping near the waters off of Sulu in the southern Philippines caught media attention on Wednesday night when the wife of a sailor aboard the Charles tugboat revealed her husband's condition. The sailor, one of 13 men aboard, had reportedly contacted his wife to say that the boat had been taken hostage by a faction of the Abu Sayyaf.
The kidnappers have reportedly asked for a ransom of $4.9 million for the release of the hostages. Seven men were taken from the boat while the remaining six were released. This is the third incident in recent months involving the kidnapping of Indonesian sailors by the Abu Sayyaf.
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Two territorial defense volunteers in southern Thailand were shot and injured in an ambush but chased off their attackers in Narathiwat province on Tuesday evening. The attack occurred as Ruslan Haji Dolo and Dingsimi Laya were traveling by motorcycle from an outpost to get food supplies at the Yingo district office. As they passed in front of the office, they were fired at by gunmen on the roadside. The two volunteers returned fire and the attackers fled.
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[GMA News] Seven members of the Abu Sayyaf were killed in a clash with Philippine soldiers on Wednesday in Sulu province. Military sources said Thursday that the battle, which also left 18 soldiers injured, took place in Patikul town. One of the injured soldiers was in critical condition.
