Troops recover guns, ammo in Basilan

By Al Jacinto

Sep 28, 2022 12:42 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Government troops pursuing Abu Sayyaf terrorists in the troubled province of Basilan have recovered ammunition for machine gun, gun parts and assorted bandoliers, including a uniform of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

Soldiers from the 18th Infantry Battalion and members of the 5th Scout Ranger Battalion, 4th Special Forces Battalion and the 12th Division Reconnaissance Company continue to comb Tuesday, September 27, the hinterlands in the town of Ungkaya Pukan where the war materiel was found.

FULL METAL JACKET This photo released by the Western Mindanao Command shows the recovered ammunition from Basilan's Ungkaya Pukan town where troops are pursuing Abu Sayyaf terrorists on Tuesday, Sept 27, 2022. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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