Arroyo’s ‘Hands of Steel’ Crush Boy, Old Man; ‘Questionable Deaths’ Mar Campaign Vs Sayyaf
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• Martyrs, Not Terrorists
• US-Backed Military Operations in Sulu Decried
According to the military, 10 Abu Sayyaf terrorists were killed in Patikul, Sulu, on Jan. 18. But an official disclosed that five of the dead were actually MNLF members and that the other fatalities include a 12-year-old boy and a 90-year-old man who angrily stormed a Marine camp after the killing of two relatives, but was shot even before he could approach the entrance.
By Cheryll D. Fiel
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY On Jan. 18, the Philippine military announced that 10 alleged members of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group had been killed in separate encounters in Sulu province. The government later said that this was yet another boost to the campaign against terrorism.
But a public official in Jolo, the capital of Sulu, who is also an organizer for a human-rights group, belied those claims on Friday, saying that five of the fatalities were actually members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).
Worse, according to Temugen Tulawie, a councilor of Jolo town, among those killed were a 90-year-old man, and a mini-bus driver and his 12-year-old son.
In fact, the old man, identified as Sarail Jaynaltul, was shot not in an encounter but when he stormed a Marine camp in indignation over the death that same day of his grandson and son-in-law, Tulawie said.
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[...] To the relatives and friends of the Moros who died in separate incidents in Patikul, Sulu, on Jan. 18, the fatalities were not terrorists, as the military called them, but martyrs and victims of a brutal anti-terror campaign that, according to them, has victimized even innocent civilians. On Jan. 24, Muslims religious leaders and relatives covered the victims’ graves with mosquito nets and offered food and prayers. (Read the story.) (Contributed photo) PREVIOUS STORY: Local Businesses Can Afford Wage Hike — Ibon Possible Related Posts:No related posts [...]
[...] To the relatives and friends of the Moros who died in separate incidents in Patikul, Sulu, on Jan. 18, the fatalities were not terrorists, as the military called them, but martyrs and victims of a brutal anti-terror campaign that, they say, has victimized even innocent civilians. On Jan. 24, Muslims religious leaders and relatives covered the victims’ graves with mosquito nets and offered food and prayers. (Read the story.) (Contributed photo) [...]
[...] But sources from Sulu have told davaotoday.com that, apart from the MNLF’s demand that its founding chairman, Nur Misuari, be released from house arrest, one of the issues that cropped up was the incident on Jan. 18 in which the Marines killed 10 Moros, five of them said to be members of the MNLF. (One victim was a 12-year-old boy and another was a 90-year-old man.) The military has been insisting that the fatalities were members of the Abu Sayyaf. Read davaotoday.com’s story on the incident. PREVIOUS STORY: Davao Church Leaders: Arroyo Accountable for Political Killings Possible Related Posts:Arroyo’s ‘Hands of Steel’ Crush Boy, Old Man; ‘Questionable Deaths’ Mar Campaign Vs SayyafMartyrs, Not TerroristsUS-Backed Military Operations in Sulu DecriedA Legacy of FailureStill No Peace in War-Torn Sulu [...]
[...] But sources from Sulu have told mindanaotoday.com that, apart from the MNLF’s demand that its founding chairman, Nur Misuari, be released from house arrest, one of the issues that cropped up was the incident on Jan. 18 in which the Marines killed 10 Moros, five of them said to be members of the MNLF. (One victim was a 12-year-old boy and another was a 90-year-old man.) The military has been insisting that the fatalities were members of the Abu Sayyaf. Read davaotoday.com’s story on the incident. [...]
How can there be a mistake? MNLF is already integrated into the military. If they are Abus, they must be Abus.