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Published December 13, 2020 10:02am
Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Gilbert Gapay on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 said 68 Abu Sayyaf rebels were killed this year. AFP Public Affairs/File photo The Armed Forces of the Philippines is satisfied with its operation against rebel group Abu Sayyaf as it recorded 68 rebels killed and 128 surrendered this year, AFP chief General Gilbert Gapay said. In a statement issued on Sunday, the AFP said 156 firearms and 10 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were also either surrendered by or seized from the rebel group. “We are currently satisfied with how our troops are continuing our offensives against the ASG, but this does not mean we’re letting our guards down against them or other local terrorists,” Gapay said.
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+ December 13, 2020 SINCE January 2020, 68 members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) have been killed and 128 others have surrendered, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Sunday, December 13, 2020.
A total of 156 firearms and 10 improvised explosive devices (IED) were also either surrendered by or seized from the said terrorist group.
In a statement, the military said recent gains include the surrender of ASG sub-group leaders Alvin Yusop and Arab Puti along with some of their members who turned over 14 assorted firearms to Joint Task Force Sulu on Friday, December 11, 2020.
From December 2 to 4, ASG members Alsadi Hanain, Bennaser Pae and Ugali Alimudin, who were involved in kidnap-for-ransom crimes, surrendered.