One soldier killed and four others wounded in a new encounder between the ASG

More troops send to Basilan following the 
series of encounter in a week between 
the government troops and the ABU SAYAP 
Group. This was confirmed to the media by 
Col. Romy Yugyug, Commanding Officer of 
Task Force Basilan. The alert level status 
 of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) 
is on triple red alert. (By Jong Cadio

PAGADIAN CITY – Early morning today at about 8:45, August 15, 2012, one killed and four others were wounded and 2 in critical condition from the government troops while undetermined numbers of casualties from the ASG in another encounter in the boundary of Brgy. Baiwas and Brgy. Pamatsaken in Sumisip, Basilan province.

The alert level status of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is on triple red alert following the series of encounter between the government troops and the ABU SAYAF Group (ASG) in Basilan province. This was confirmed to the media by Col. Romy Yugyug, Commanding Officer of Task Force Basilan.

In an initial reports reaching in the headquarters of the Army’s First Infantry (Tabak) Division said while the government operating troops of the 20^th Special Forces Company of 4^th Special Forces Battalion conducting a clearing operations and also purposely to supply the Jungle Base troops in Brgy. Baiwas encountered more or less 35 heavily armed members of ASG.

The ASG believed under Commander Juahaibel Alansirul also known as ABU KIK  and Isnilon Hapilon were able to flee towards the huge of rubber plantation area bringing with them some  dead bodies and wounded comrades after the encounter that lasted for about 30 minutes.

At about 10:50 am, casualties were picked up by 2 UH1H hells at Mangal Patrol Base and brought to Camp Navarro Station Hospital (CNGH). Unfortunately one of the critical wounded died while being operated by the attending physicians.

The identities of the casualties from the government troops were not yet identified by the officials.

More government troops now send to Basilan province to augment the ongoing pursuit operations against the Moro bandits, the Army’s First Division Chief MGen. Ricardo Rainier Cruz III said. 

Sumisip has been the site of at least 4 fatal encounters between the Army and the ASG in three months time. The town's huge rubber plantations have been constantly harassed by Abu Sayyaf rebels, who want a share in the revenues of these plantations, according to Army officers. (JONG CADION)
 
1 killed and 3 others wounded in another encounter in Sumisip