ZAMBOANGA CITY: Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) rebels freed three kidnapped Malaysian sailors in Sulu where security forces are battling the ISIS-affiliated jihadist group blamed for the spate of cross-border attacks in Malaysia.

The victims – Mohammad Ridzuan Bin Ismail, 33; Fandy Bin Bakran, 27, and Mohammad Jumadil Rahim, 24 – were released unharmed to the Joint Task Force Sulu under Col. Cirilito Sobejana at the boundary of Sitio Kasanyangan, Barangay Tuyang, Talipao and Barangay Jinggan, Panglima Estino in Sulu at about 11:30 p.m. on Sunday.

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