ZAMBOANGA CITY: Government troops shelled a jungle encampment of the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu province on Monday, forcing militants to flee the assault.
Marine Captain Maria Rowena Muyuela, a spokeswoman for the Western Mindanao Command, on Tuesday said the operation against Abu Sayyaf is continuing in the town of Patikul, a known stronghold of the militant group linked by authorities to al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiya.
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