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Article: U.S. troops rush to aid of Filipinos in firefight Green Berets on island advising in war against Abu Sayyaf terror group
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 20, 2002
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U.S. troops rush to aid of Filipinos in firefight
Green Berets on island advising in war against Abu Sayyaf terror
group
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press
Wednesday, March 20, 2002
Upper Manggas, Philippines -- Green Berets sped into a combat zone
in a pickup truck Tuesday to help Filipino soldiers to safety after
rebels unleashed grenades and small-arms fire on a Filipino army
patrol.
It was the second time U.S. troops have ventured into the combat
zone since February, when they began advising the Philippine army in
its fight against Abu Sayyaf rebels. Abu Sayyaf is believed to have
links to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist network.
The clash Tuesday between about 30 Filipino troops and a ...