ZAMBOANGA CITY – A government militia was wounded following a firefight with Abu Sayyaf rebels on Saturday in the southern Philippines, officials said.
Capt. Maria Rowena Muyuela, a spokeswoman for the Western Mindanao Command, said the militias, who are members of the Barangay Police Action Team, were patrolling the village of Kiyutaan in Sulu’s Talipao town when the rebels attacked them with rifle grenades.
She said the patrol, led by Councilor Lakim Uddin, fought some 30 rebels under Abu Sayyaf sub-leaders Angga Adji and Roger Saji.
“The firefight lasted for almost ten minutes that resulted to the wounding of one Barangay Police Action Team member Akmad Aburan,” Muyuela told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner.
She said it was unknown if there were casualties on the Abu Sayyaf side. “There is an ongoing police and military operation against the Abu Sayyaf,” Muyuela said.
The Abu Sayyaf is being blamed for the spate of terror attacks and ransom kidnappings in southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner)
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