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AFP marks first C-130 flight since deadly July crash

Mico Abarro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 06:58 PM

The Philippine Air Force's sole active C-130 Hercules aircraft landed at Jolo Airport earlier on Saturday to fly military personnel back to Manila. Read more »

Suspected Abu Sayyaf bandit killed, as military overruns terrorist lair in Sulu

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Posted at Jul 10 05:40 PM

Authorities recovered the remains of one unidentified bandit after the shootout in Bud Daho, Barangay Lumping Pigi Daho, Talipao town on Friday. Read more »

WATCH: CAFGU member recalls rescuing survivors of Sulu plane crash

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 12:36 AM

A member of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit in Barangay Bangkal in Patikul, Sulu recalled how he and his fellow CAFGU members rushed to the site to help those who survived the fatal C-130 crash last Sunday. Read more »

9 alleged Abu Sayyaf members surrender in Sulu, says military

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 06:26 PM

Nine alleged members of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group surrendered to authorities in Talipao town, Sulu, the Philippine military said Monday. Read more »

Brother of Abu Sayyaf's Sawadjaan, 3 other bandits killed in Sulu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 10:31 AM

Four Abu Sayyaf members, including the brother of group leader and bomber Mundi Sawadjaan, were killed in a clash in Jolo town, Sulu early Sunday, the military said. Read more »

Abu Sayyaf member killed, 3 soldiers wounded in Sulu firefight

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 07:10 PM

MANILA — A member of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was killed while 3 government soldiers were wounded in a gunbattle in Indanan, Sulu Province early morning Friday, the military said. Read more »

10 Abu Sayyaf members surrender in Sulu - military

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 07:45 PM

Ten Abu Sayyaf Group members surrendered to the military in Sulu on Saturday, the Joint Task Force Sulu said. Read more »

2 soldiers wounded in clash with Abu Sayyaf bandits in Sulu

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Posted at Apr 07 10:30 PM

Two soldiers were wounded after government troops clashed with members of the Abu Sayyaf Group in Patikul, Sulu Wednesday morning. Read more »

Kuntao and Silat: Sulu officials want to keep traditional martial arts alive

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 09:46 PM

Authorities in Sulu are seeking to revive the traditional martial arts program “Kuntao" and "Silat” for young people in the province, the military said on Tuesday, as this would supposedly help in instilling discipline and respect.    Read more »

COVID-19 vaccination of military medical personnel in Sulu begins

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 09:05 PM

The Joint Task Force Sulu said healthcare workers from Camp Teodulfo Bautista Station Hospital will be the first to receive the vaccines, which arrived last Sunday. Read more »

Abu Sayyaf member surrenders following wife's arrest in Sulu, says military

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 09:08 PM

An Abu Sayyaf member, whose wife was among several women nabbed last month for being potential suicide bombers, surrendered to authorities in Sulu on Wednesday morning, together with four other militants and two supporters of the terror group, the military said. Read more »

13 miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf sumuko sa militar sa Sulu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 03:14 PM

Sumuko ang 13 miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf sa militar sa bayan ng Talipao, Sulu nitong Sabado. Read more »

Military welcomes surrender of 36 Abu Sayyaf members

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 08:56 PM

The former bandits, former supporters of deceased Abu Sayyaf subleader Alhabsy Misaya, were presented at the military headquarters in Omar town. Read more »

Military: Troops recover body of suspected Abu Sayyaf in Sulu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 11:41 PM

Members of the military special forces, the municipal police, and fishermen retrieved the body of a certain Dave Sawadjaan, one of 7 bandits killed last Tuesday. Read more »

PH military still searching for remains of slain Abu Sayyaf members in Sulu waters

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 12:11 AM

MANILA - Government troops are still searching for the bodies of Abu Sayyaf Group members they killed in a gunbattle in Sulu Sea on Tuesday. Read more »

WATCH: PH military hunt down Abu Sayyaf bandits in Sulu Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 11:34 PM

MANILA - State forces on Tuesday killed 7 members of the Islamic State-linked group Abu Sayyaf, who were on a speed boat, in a gunfight in Sulu Sea, the military said.   Read more »

7 Abu Sayyaf members killed in Sulu: military

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 03 11:41 PM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE) — State forces on Tuesday killed 7 members of Abu Sayyaf’s kidnapping group who were aboard a twin engine speed boat in Sulu sea near Sulare island in a gunfight that lasted nearly half an hour, the military said.  Read more »

Bombing plot foiled in Sulu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 03:48 AM

The IED, which was sealed with coconut leaves, is believed to be made by Abu Sayyaf Group member Mundi Sawadjaan, the person the military said was behind the 2019 Jolo Cathedral bombing.    Read more »

5 fishermen rescued, one missing amid bad weather in Sulu - military

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 18 09:00 PM

Philippine military personnel rescued five fishermen and continue to look for another one in Sulu province after their fishing boat capsized due to bad weather, officials said Sunday. Read more »

Indonesian tagged as suicide bomber, 2 others nabbed in Sulu: military

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Updated as of Oct 12 08:16 AM

(2nd UPDATE) An Indonesian female alleged to be a suicide bomber was arrested along with two other women in Jolo, Sulu, early Saturday morning, the military said. Read more »