ZAMBOANGA CITY - A leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was killed in a clash with Scout Ranger troopers in Basilan province, a top military official announced Saturday. Brig. Gen. Domingo Gobway, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Basilan commander, identified the slain ASG leader as Razmil Jannatul alias Abu Khubayb. Gobway said Jannatul was killed in a clash Friday afternoon in Sitio Center, Barangay Baiwas in Sumisip town, Basilan. Gobway said the troops of the 5th Scout Ranger Battalion were on combat operation when they clashed with a group of ASG bandits led by Jannatul. He said the firefight lasted for around 15 minutes before the rest of the ASG bandits fled, leaving behind their slain comrade. "While scouring the encounter site, troops recovered the dead body of the ASG personality who was positively identified as Jannatul," Gobway said. Jannatul was a notorious Basilan-based ASG sub-leader who replaced Furuji Indama as the top leader of the group following the latter's dea
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Army’s 68th Infantry Battalion (IB) departed Basilan province after more than a five-year stint against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reshuffled some of its forces in the country. Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr., commander of the Western M
NEW ASSIGNMENT. Troops of the Army's 68th Infantry Battalion (IB) board a Philippine Navy ship Tuesday (Jan. 11, 2022) at the port of Lamitan City, Basilan en route to Mindoro, their new place of assignment as the Armed Forces of the Philippines reshuffled some of its forces in the country. The 68IB troops, who served in Basilan from Sept. 6, 2016, will be replaced by the Army's 14th Division Reconnaissance Company and 17th Scout Ranger Company. (Photo courtesy of Westmincom) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Army's 68th Infantry Battalion (IB) departed Basilan province after more than a five-year stint against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reshuffled some of its forces in the country. Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), said Wednesday that the 68IB troopers will be replaced by the Army's 14th Division Reconnaissance Company and the 17th Scout Ranger Company. "These two companies will pr
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