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Article: Philippine government troops kill 80 Abu Sayyaf rebels: report
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- September 7, 2006
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Philippine government troops kill 80 Abu Sayyaf rebels: report
MANILA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Philippine government forces have
killed more than 80 Abu Sayyaf rebels in three days of fierce
fighting in Sulu, some 900 kilometers south of Manila early this
week, the local daily Manila Times reported Thursday.
The report said six government troops were also killed and 19
others wounded on Monday in the fighting.
More than 5,000 troops were involved in the offensive against Abu
Sayyaf rebels in Sulu, said the military earlier this week.
The government forces were reportedly trying to capture two
bombers of Southeast Asia-based militant group Jemaah Islamiyah (
JI), which was linked to the ...