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October 16, 2002
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Philippine military vows to finish Abu Sayyaf group

MANILA, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine military said on Wednesday that its new campaign against kidnap-for-ransom group Abu Sayyaf has been successful so far, and vowed to finish these terrorist bandits.

"We started it, we will finish it," said Brigade General Rudolfo Diaz, deputy chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Southern Command (Southcom), adding that the offensive coded " Operation End Game" has been deemed successful in the southern province of Sulu, according to the Philippine News Agency.

"Oplan End Game" is designed to rescue the four local women priests and three Indonesian sailors, and to eventually ...

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