44 killed in Basilan war

[j.alob]

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ako pa ana.. nila hutdon nila patay oi.....

motoo nalang ta ug negosyo nah...

[bluebird4137]

Marines are killed in an encounter w/ MILF?/Abus in Basilan. In the meantime our "elected" officials are spending close to a 1,000,000 pesos for dinner in N.Y. I think it's time for all members of the armed forces of the philippines to stop being used by the elite as their private army. You the military are defending a corrupt goverment looting our beloved country the philippines.

[legal_cd]

that means wa na sa training...

[leonell]

Paulanan nalang ta na nila ug Cruise Missiles ang Isla after maevacuate ang mga citizens dinha kung naa man.......... total... bisag ang MILF wala ma'y capability to have missiles unlike the Taliban in Afghanistan and then magpatabang nalang ug tira sa U>S ang GObyerno para tapos na. Pwede sad na nilang palibotan ug blockade nga naa'y aircraft carrier courtesy of USA kay naa naman sa Manila Bay maypa dad-on nalang to nila sa Basilan para launching pad sa mga Cobra Helicopters sa Pinas.......... hurot jud na cla...... ang MILF gipressure unta na sa Gobyerno nga papilion kung asa cla nga side of sa Government then no problem, kung dapigan nila ang ASG nga cge'g pangidnap......... aw tapos ang usapan patay ang dapat mamatay.............

[samamar21]

kulang sa training and intelligence!!

[Jerry Michael]

What's really disappointing is MILF.

The government should destroy these groups once and for all.

Here's their version of the story:


Casualties high in Philippine Marines attack on MILF in Basilan

Wednesday, 12 August 2009

Source

August 13, 2009 – Casualties were reportedly high on the Philippine Marines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) during a day-long clash between the their forces in Barangay Baguindan, Tipo-Tipo, Basilan yesterday.

Around 3am yesterday, troops of the Philippine Marines stormed an attack on suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) at Sitio Kurellem, Baranagy Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan.

However, at around 6am after attacking and engaging the ASG, the Marines diverted its offensives against MILF forces under the 114th Base Command of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) – MILF at adjacent Sitio Kapayagan, Barangay Baguindan, Tipo-Tipo, Basilan.

The attack on the MILF forces by the Marines was launched without provocations, a field report said.

Firefight escalated to Sitio Bato Mapoteh and Sitio Maluha in Baguindan with the Marines heavily pounding the areas indiscriminately with artillery fires.

Three innocent non-combatant women were killed by the artillery shelling by the Philippine Marines.

Gun battle continued until evening. Accordingly, the combat operations against the ASG and MILF were test missions for the newly trained Marine troops.

MILF suffered nine martyrs and four wounded. At one hand, the casualties on Marines were approximated at 50 men.

The casualties on the MILF were those who pursued the withdrawing Marines at Sitio Mapoteh but were unable to get out of the area as Marines reinforcement troops arrived and scoured the area.

Scores of assorted firearms that were captured by the pursuing MILF fighters from the fallen marines were recovered by the Marines reinforcement troops who cordoned the pursuing MILF fighters.

Barangay Baguindan, the area for the test mission of the Marines, is the bailiwick of MILF provincial committee chairman and some brigade commanders of the 114th Base Command BIAF - MILF.

MILF leaders in the province believed that real target of the operations of the Marines were not the ASG but the MILF forces.

The test mission attack on the MILF violated the exiting MILF – government ceasefire accord and diminished the letter and spirit of President Gloria Macapgal Arroyo’s declaration of suspension of military offensives in the conflict affected areas and MILF forces in a bid to resume the stalled peace negotiations with the MILF.

A protest on this sneaky attack against MILF forces by the Philippine Marines is up to be filed by the MILF against the government as violation of the ceasefire and act jeopardizing mutual efforts to sustain the government SOMO and MILF suspension of military actions.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 August 2009 23:32 )

[masterjanuarius]

it is sad that the marines had suffered high casualty of its ranks .. but, let us not forget that it is because they were ambushed by the abusayyaf/MILF/MNLF(whoever) group .. the big question is: how come these criminals have known of the reinforcements' coming? if it was a face to face combat, these criminals do not have an edge of our marines, they are a command to reckon with in the battle field .. so, is it possible that in the ranks of the Phil Army there are leaks which are used by the criminals? question lang ni kay marines ra man ang fatalities nga daghan .. a military friend said today that it is always like that when troops would battle together with P.A. .. now, what about those soldiers in the army, whose religious affiliations are like the enemies of the state, can they be trusted in times of battles? this is not my question, but the military I talked to also ..

[SEED OF LIBER]

kulang sa training and intelligence!!

unsay kuwang gud tawn nga ambush manto....
Wai mayng lake ani gawas lang og naa kay anting2x,,,

[Luskan]

Here's their version of the story:


Casualties high in Philippine Marines attack on MILF in Basilan

MILF suffered nine martyrs and four wounded. At one hand, the casualties on Marines were approximated at 50 men.[/B]


MILF leaders in the province believed that real target of the operations of the Marines were not the ASG but the MILF forces.

The test mission attack on the MILF violated the exiting MILF – government ceasefire accord and diminished the letter and spirit of President Gloria Macapgal Arroyo’s declaration of suspension of military offensives in the conflict affected areas and MILF forces in a bid to resume the stalled peace negotiations with the MILF.

A protest on this sneaky attack against MILF forces by the Philippine Marines is up to be filed by the MILF against the government as violation of the ceasefire and act jeopardizing mutual efforts to sustain the government SOMO and MILF suspension of military actions.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 August 2009 23:32 )

9 martyrs? more like editorial rather than news.

[potterboy]

maka init lagi sa ulo. luoy kaau atong mga soldiers na napagan.

dapat tiwason na ni sila. pwede raman gyud na ma isolate and basilan ba. ahaka aning gobyernoha wui.