PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur
(Jan. 11, 2019) –
Two Maute/ISIS remnants who belongs to Abu Dar’s group surrendered to the 55th Infantry
Battalion in Pagayawan, Lanao del Sur on
Friday at 9:00a.m. (January 11, 2019).
Capt. Clint
Antipala, Division Public Affairs Office Chief identified the Maute remnants
as:
Owayda
Benito Marohombsar also known as Abu Dar, he was became the leader of the
Maute/ISIS remnants after the successful military operation during Marawi
siege.
“Based on
our initial custodial debriefing, the two were tired of running and evading our
troops,” said Lt. Col Ian Ignes, 55th Infantry Battalion Commander.
“Our combat
operation will be relentless and continuous so as not to hamper the recovery,
reconstruction and rehabilitation of Marawi,” Col. Romeo Brawner, the newly
installed 103rd Infantry Brigade Commander based in Marawi, Lanaodel Sur also
said..
The
remnants also surrendered one caliber KG-9 sub-machine gun and one caliber 45
pistol.
Custodial
debriefing is still on-going as of this posting.
Meanwhile, Maj.
Gen. Roseller Murillo, 1st Infantry Division and Joint Task Force Zampelan (Zamboanga
Peninsula and Lanao Provinces) Commander, commended the efforts of the troops
that led to the surrender of Abu Dar’s comrades.
“Our campaign against terrorists will be
continuous in order to attain ajust and lasting peace in our area of
operation,” Murillo added. (By JONG CADION with DPAO PR and photo)
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