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13 Abandonment of Abu Sayyaf in Sulu
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines – Thirteen members of Abu Sayyaf surrendered Saturday night to soldiers in a village in Talipao, Sulu, security officials said
The presence of Abu Sayyaf has First brought about tensions until they declare to surrender peacefully.
They surrendered themselves and their firearms to Lieutenant-Colonel Jessie Montoya, commander of the 2nd Special Forces Battalion around 9 pm in Barangay Samak, Talipao City, according to Brig. General Rey Divino Pabayo, commander of Joint Task Force Sulu
Pabayo said those surrendered promised to return more weapons after initial treatment to the headquarters of the Special Forces
. "This clearly shows that we are achieving our goal of liberating the Sulu Province from the threat of ASG by peaceful means by giving them a better option and to reincarnate the true essence of Islam," he said. said Pabayo. General Arnel dela Vega, commander of the Western Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces, welcomed the surrender of Abu Sayyaf members and promised to make sure that they would get packages of support from the government in the program framework & # 39; Oplan Balik Loob & # 39;
. the remaining members of the Abu Sayyaf group to surrender and avoid ongoing military operations.
Earlier this year, President Rodrigo Duterte visited Sulu and was introduced with 70 former members of Abu Sayyaf. He promised to assist those who voluntarily surrendered.
"We also urge other GSP members to do the same because there is nothing more satisfying than performing our mission without bloodshed," said Dela Vega. function (d, s, id) {
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