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Article: Another Abu Sayyaf leader falls in Basilan.(Main News)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- July 16, 2001
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On the third day of the massive crackdown on the Abu Sayyaf rebels, military and police troops yesterday captured one of the leaders of the terrorist group in Isabela City in Basilan.
The military identified the Abu Sayyaf leader arrested as Anwar Abdul Jamid. With a P1-million bounty on his head, Jamid is one of the 200 Abu Sayyaf leaders in the military's order of battle.
Jamid, who is known as close to Khadaffy Janjalani, would be placed under tactical interrogation by the military.
Confident of the looming downfall of the terrorist group, Malacanang claimed that Jamid's arrest signified the effectiveness of the heightened operations ...