Malaysian militant slain in Basilan clash with Abu Sayyaf

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Government troops killed a Malaysian militant and captured the camp of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Basilan in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) during weekend assaults.

Maj. Filemon Tan of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) said hundreds of army troops and pro-government militias launched the weekend assault against the ASG in Sitio Buhe Buug, village of Macalang in Al-Barka town, a known stronghold of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) where they captured the ASG camp.