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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.