GOING BACK TO A PEACEFUL LIFE. Three members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) surrender on Feb. 10, 2022 to the 4th Marine Brigade in Sulu. One of the three ASG surrenderers handed over a rifle to Col. Vicente Mark Anthony Blanco III, 4th Marine Brigade commander, when they surrendered.(Photo courtesy of the 4th Marine Brigade) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Hardships aggravated by infighting drove three members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) to surrender to the military in the province of Sulu, officials said Saturday. Col. Vicente Mark Anthony Blanco III, 4th Marine Brigade commander, identified the ASG surrenderers as Farckidly Abdurasa, Marsan Awalon, and Kimar Diray. Blanco said they surrendered on Feb. 10 to the joint team of personnel from the 4th Marine Brigade, provincial police office, and national government agencies. Abdurasa is a follower of the late ASG senior leader Taullah Abdurasa while Awalon belongs to the group of ASG senior leader Sansibar Bensio, who is detained at Sulu Provincial
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday, May 28, took custody of eight Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) militants who were captured by Malaysian authorities in Sabah, Malaysia earlier this month.
Ranking officials of the Western Mindanao Command and Malaysia's Eastern Sabah Security Command dis
KOTA KINABALU: The two Abu Sayyaf sub-leaders captured while hiding out in the swamp area of Sabah s south-western Beaufort district have been described as ruthless by the Philippines military.
The duo – Sansibar Bensio and Mabar Binda – have been involved in clashes with the Philippines military over the past decade that saw them beheading a marine as well as killing a kidnapped Dutch national.
Rewards have been offered by Manila leading to the capture of both men, believed to be key fighters of the notorious Abu Sayyaf group led by Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan based in the southern Philippines islands of Jolo.
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Malaysia arrests Abu Sayyaf militants with Philippine help
Philippine military officials say Malaysian authorities have captured eight suspected Abu Sayyaf militants who may have been planning ransom kidnappings in Malaysia
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MANILA, Philippines Malaysian authorities have captured eight suspected Abu Sayyaf militants who may have been planning ransom kidnappings in Malaysia, Philippine military officials said Monday, adding that they provided information that helped lead to the arrests.
The Filipino militants were arrested Saturday in Sabah state on Borneo island, were they fled in March due to military assaults on their jungle bases in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, Philippine marine brigade commander Col. Hernanie Songano said.