COMMUNITY DEFENDERS. The Army's 11th Infantry Division (ID) trains two batches of reservists and one batch of militiamen in 2021 to fortify the community's defense against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits in the province of Sulu. The first batch of reservists completes basic military training of the Army's 11th Infantry Division (ID) in Jolo, Sulu on Jan. 23, 2021 and forms part of the first-ever Sulu Ready Reserve Battalion. Also completing the training are another batch of reservists in December 2021 and one batch of militiamen in March 2021. (Photo courtesy of the 11ID Public Affairs Unit) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The year 2021 saw the Philippine Army, through the three-year-old 11th Infantry Division (ID), strengthening its community defense against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits in the province of Sulu. It started with the activation of the first-ever Sulu Ready Reserve Battalion in January. Initially, the members of the battalion comprised 195 Tausugs, who graduated on
COMMUNITY DEFENDERS. The first batch of reservists completes basic military training of the Army's 11th Infantry Division (ID) in Jolo, Sulu on Jan. 23, 2021 and forms part of the first-ever Sulu Ready Reserve Battalion to fortify the community defense against the Abu Sayyaf Group bandits in Sulu. The 11ID also completed the training of another batch of reservists in December 2021 and one batch of militiamen in March 2021. (Photo courtesy of the 11ID Public Affairs Unit) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The year 2021 caught sight of the Philippine Army, through the three-year-old 11th Infantry Division (ID), strengthening the community defense against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits in the province of Sulu. The community defense build-up started with the activation of the first-ever Sulu Ready Reserve Battalion (SRRB) in January this year. Initially, the members of the SRRB comprised 195 Tausugs, who have graduated on January 23 from a 45-day Basic Citizen Military Training (BCMT) conducted by
ASG SURRENDERERS. Ten members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) surrender to government authorities Thursday (Oct. 28, 2021) in Talipao, Sulu. Maj. Gen. William Gonzales, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu commander (right), received a Garand rifle yielded by one of the surrenderers. (Photo courtesy of JTF-Sulu Public Affairs Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Ten members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) surrendered to government authorities in Talipao, Sulu, officials announced on Thursday. Maj. Gen. William Gonzales, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu commander, identified the ASG surrenderers as Amil Isnain Jamih, Rado Wahing, Bellor Amad, Saburani Paduh, Alvin Jakkah, Nassir Bassal, Benajar Isnari, Cisar Killih, Abdunnur Alawi, and Fradzkan Sayyadi. Gonzales, who is also the 11th Infantry Division commander, said most of the surrenderers were followers of ASG leader Radulan Sahiron. They yielded six Garand rifles and a caliber .45 pistol. The surrenderers were presented to the Talipao Municipal Task Force to End