Philippines Attack Abu Sayyaf

Victims killed in the incidence of death during the last few years is made up of 23 military personnel and 31 militants.

No less than 400 of the marine, army, police and the Philippines were to the southern island of Basilan area Wednesday (12 / 8). While wage deadly attacks, two digs them demolish Abu Sayyaf militants affiliated with Al Qaidah network. At least 54 people died in the conflicts.

"This is a fight," said regional commander Major General Benjamin Dolorfino in a phone interview with the Associated Press yesterday (13 / 8). Main target of attacks in the city combined Ungkaya Pukan is approximately 150 Abby Sayyaf militants and two pentolannya. Namely, Khair Mundus and Furuji Indama.

Not clear whether both of them participate with the followers died in a military operation in the hills around 880 km from the City of Manila is. "Both are believed to be hunted because the action involved in a series of bombardment and kidnapping in the Philippines," said rear admiral Ferdinand Golez, the Philippine Navy. In addition to Abu Sayyaf militants, two sites that target the military Wednesday that suspected to be hiding separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

Great battle, according to Golez, does not only happen in the nest is also a military laboratory in bomb assembly. But, also in the surrounding hills and forests because most of the militants fled the nest they digempur. "My physical enough exclamation occurs when a group of marine pursue militants who tried blurred. At least 18 killed marine personnel," said Golez as dilansir Agency France-Presse. Until yesterday, the government troops are still around comb nest militants.

In penyisiran pascabentrok, the military found a number of bomb assembly is ready ledak, landmines, and at least 13 rifle. His location is also in the bomb-bomb assembly used in the Abu Sayyaf terror attacks produced. "We also sequester large amounts of bomb assembly that had already been prepared and used the location of the attacks," Lieutenant supplement Jubir AD Steffani Cacho as dilansir Reuters.

Not all Jasad 31 militants killed dievakuasi the Philippines military. For the most dievakuasi already own by their friends or relatives. "As many as 10 victims killed in the conflicts yesterday (Wednesday) is our members," demolished Jubir MILF Eid Kabalu. But he disputed the hard news that the group working with the Abu Sayyaf. He asserts, 10 the separatist Moro only chance is there.

Unlike the Abu Sayyaf is labeled terrorist by the United States (U.S.), far from the MILF that such ideology. With the number of pursuivant more, separatist groups are only allowing the Manila area in the southern Philippines independent. Next, they will manage the area with law enforce Islam. In fact, the number of Muslims in minority areas