[UPI] Philippine police confiscated $125,000 worth of high-powered firearms destined for 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... separatist group, law enforcement said.
The cache of weapons and ammunition was displayed Tuesday by National Police Chief Ronald Dela Rosa. He said the ammunition was traced to a government arsenal and the serial numbers of the weapons are being researched under the assumption they are of the same origin.
He added Abu Sayyaf members have been in the Manila area since August, purchasing the weapons, which include grenade launchers and automatic rifles.
"I have directed the director of [Criminal Investigation and Detection Group] to trace these seized arms and ammunition," he said.
The weapons were seized from four tossed in the clink Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! suspects in San Juan City, Mindanao, on Sept. 24. The island of Mindanao includes a Moslem enclave and is the focus of Abu Sayyaf terrorist activity.
[Manila Bulletin] Two Abu Sayyaf militants were killed during a raid conducted by Philippine troops yesterday morning in the town of Pata in Sulu province while another rebel facing seven counts of kidnapping was arrested in Zamboanga City.
Military spokesman Filemon Tan, Jr. identified the slain miltants as Nixon Muktadil and Brown Muktadil - more notoriously known as the Muktadil brothers. Tan said the soldiers raided Tambulian Island early yesterday morning after receiving reports about their presence. When the troops arrived, a gun battle broke out with the militant pair being killed in the clash.
According to Tan, the brothers were involved in the kidnappings of 26 Indonesian and Malaysian nationals, mostly tugboat crewmen in the last five months.
On Monday, police in the city also arrested an Abu Sayyaf militant who was facing seven counts of kidnapping and serious illegal detention charges in Isabela City, Basilan province. Chief Inspector Elmer Solon identified the arrested rebel as Abdul Baliyung, alias Majula Gani.
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[The Nation] A regiment of Thai rangers seized explosives and bomb-making components from a forest in Narathiwat province Tuesday morning. It is suspected that the munitions belonged to a group led by wanted man Arong Deuramae. The two-hour search in a forest in Ra Ngae district followed a tipoff by locals, who reported they spotted a group of suspicious men hiding in the woods.
Although the men had fled by the time the officers arrived, the officers found a blacked-painted Honda motorcycle - later identified as the motorbike of Wannapa Phromka who was gunned down on July 29 - along with two already-assembled bombs, a grenade, some electrical circuit boards, a shotgun with ammunition, AK47 magazines and three communication radios.
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[Manila Bulletin] Two Abu Sayyaf militants were killed during a raid conducted by Philippine troops yesterday morning in the town of Pata in Sulu province while another rebel facing seven counts of kidnapping was arrested in Zamboanga City.
