Philippines War Against Abu Sayyaf Only A 10 Meters

Call Philippines War Against Abu Sayyaf Only A 10 Meters

The Philippine military on Sunday (10/04/2016) declared a fierce war with the Abu Sayyaf for about 10 hours in Basilan yesterday only 10 meters. One Filipino soldiers wounded admitted to the shootout were very close to it deafening.

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Western Mindanao Command spokesman Philippine military, Major Philemon Tan Jr., say, a war that killed 18 Philippine soldiers and wounded 56 other soldiers were indeed within about 10 meters.

Tan has denied four of the 18 soldiers who lost their heads in the war as a result of Abu Sayyaf militants decapitated. According to him, most likely it is due to the use of powerful weapons from the Abu Sayyaf group.

A Filipino soldiers were wounded, Sergeant Erico Paglinawan said some soldiers on foot and some were in the vehicle when they were attacked Abu Sayyaf group with more than 100 armed militants.

According Paglinawan who is currently lying in the hospital due to serious injuries, his companions stepped on landmines and instantly occurred shots from various directions. Five of his colleagues were killed on the spot.

 "It was a firefight near, so deafening," said Paglinawan, as quoted by Inquirer.

 The Philippine military launched the operation after the rise of kidnappings of foreigners, including 10 citizens of Indonesia (citizen) since March 2016. The battle yesterday, was the biggest in 2016 with the number of victims of the Philippine Army were quite large.