By Roel Pareño
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Government troops seized an Abu Sayyaf camp in a remote village in Sumisip town, Basilan on Sunday.
At the same time, troops recovered assorted war materials and battle dress attires in another Abu Sayyaf camp in the nearby town of Maluso, Western Mindanao Command chief Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr. said.
Galvez said troops from the Army’s 68th Infantry Battalion under Joint Task Force Basilan (JTFB) chief Col. Juvymax Uy discovered the Abu Sayyaf camp at Barangay Cabcaban in Sumisip town.
Galvez said the troops reported the camp was hastily abandoned by the rebels, who were apparently alerted by troop movements in the area.
Government troops initially encountered the militants in same area last April 11 that left eight militiamen killed and 11 others, including six soldiers and five militiamen, wounded.
The soldiers described the camp as having three guard posts and 38 bunkers.
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