Zamboanga City (The Redline News
Philippines) - Eleven (11) members of
the Local Terrorist Group-Maute were apprehended in a joint raid conducted by
the Joint Task Force Central soldiers, the Lanao del Sur PNP, and agents of the
Criminal Investigation and Detection Group at the terrorists’ safe-houses in
Lanao del Sur last May 15 earlier.
Soldiers of the 6th Infantry Batallion and the PNP Marogong,
deliberately raided the safe houses of the LTG-Maute members at 6 in the morning in Barangay Romagondong,
Marogong, Lanao del Sur that resulted in the apprehension of eleven local
terrorists.
Abdulah Daos, Nasif Esmael, Gutingon Alah, Tayro Mamanoc, Ekmad Esmail,
Alvin Adam, Monib Gutumongan, Ibrahim Caronan, Cayrodin Ditarongan, Camsi Lao,
and Gaso Mazo Badua were inside the safe houses during the raid.
All were apprehended and brought to the Maronong PNP station for
documentation and filing of appropriate charges.
"Per initial debriefing from the arrested personalities, the Maute
group used the place as staging areas whenever they plan to conduct atrocities
and bombing of different targets," said Major General Arnel Delavega,
Commander of the Joint Task Force Central.
"They also revealed that most of the time, they provide and
prepare the logistical requirements of their fellow Maute Group members when
planning for a specific terror act."
Also seized during the raid are eight (8) high-powered firearms that
include: one (1) 60 mm mortar; one (1) M60 machine gun; one (1) Barret
(home-made); one (1) RPG; one (1) M14 rifle; one (1) M16 rifle; one (1) Garand
rifle; and one (1) Carbine rifle.
The apprehended persons said that the firearms are used by the Maute in
the conduct of terrorist activities.
"We laud the troops of the Joint Task Force Central, headed by
Major General Arnel Delavega, for this very successful mission," said
Lieutenant General Carlito G. Galvez, Jr., Commander of the Western Mindanao
Command.
"This is just one of the Local Terrorist Group-Maute's safe
havens, and it will just be a matter of time that we get the other areas where
they are hiding."
As of this report, troops of the Joint Task Force Central are still in
the area for follow-on from the information gathered from the apprehended
persons.
Terrorist - No place in Central Mindanao
The Maute Local Terror Group, which is also known as the Dawlah
Islamiya Philippines, is operating in the fashion of the Islamic State of Iraq
and Syria and has cells in the different areas, such as in Central Mindanao.
Joint efforts revealed that the said group has been conducting
recruitment among the youth in the area of Cotabato City and in far as Sultan
Kudarat and General Santos through its affiliation with the Ansar Khilafa
Philippines (AKP), another Daesh-inspired group.
Just recently, the operations in Central Mindanao against these groups
and the BIFF (also Daesh-inspired) resulted in the cutting of their links and
support system, and such successes were attributed to the unified efforts of
all local government units, traditional and religious leaders, the Moro
National Liberation Front and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
“We also had operations in Barira, Maguindanao earlier this year where
two (2) of their members were nabbed and nine (9) get-away vehicles owned by
Parhana Maute were recovered,” said the WestMinCom Chief.
“Yung operation na iyon, nagmula ang impormasyon mismo sa local
officials ng lugar kaya nakuha natin ang grupo nilang nagtatago sa Barira.”
“Nagpapahiwatig lang ito na hindi sila pwedeng magpalago o magtago sa
area ng Central Mindanao, dahil ang mga Central Mindanaoans ay hindi papayag na
andun sila at sirain ng mga Daesh-inspired groups na ito ang kanilang
mapayapang pamumuhay.” said Galvez. (PRNews/posted by Becky D. de Asis-The Redline News Philippines)
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