THE Armed Forces of the Philippines has launched an “all-out war” against the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in the South, the AFP Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) announced on Monday.

The military vowed to defeat the ASG in response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s order for an the intensified conduct of focused military operations launched by the Joint Task Forces Zambasulta in Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.