ZAMBOANGA CITY – Sulu-based Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leader Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan has reportedly succumbed to gunshot wounds he sustained in one of three fierce encounters with the military in Patikul, Sulu earlier this week.
– Sulu-based Abu Sayyaf Group leader Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan has reportedly succumbed to gunshot wounds he sustained in one of three fierce encounters with the military in Patikul, Sulu earlier this week.Army 11th Division Commander in Sulu Maj.
Vinluan said the military was already validating the report, and will try to locate the site where Sawadjaan was reportedly buried by his nephew Mundi Sawadjaan and his followers. Sawadjaan was reportedly seriously wounded in the gun battle with soldiers in Sitio Bakud Uwak, Barangay Tanum in Patikul.
The first encounter took place in Sitio Libug Wani, Barangay Bakung for 30 minutes, followed by another 30-minute encounter in Sitio Lumbaan, Barangay Buhanginan, and an hour later in Sitio Bakud Uwak, Barangay Tanum late Monday afternoon, July 6.
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