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Philippine army says it has killed militant behind suicide attacks

Published 11/24/2019, 01:30 AM
Updated 11/24/2019, 01:32 AM
Philippine army says it has killed militant behind suicide attacks

MANILA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Philippine soldiers have killed a
militant who had helped a local group linked to Islamic State to
stage suicide bombings in the southern province of Sulu, the
military said on Saturday.
The body of Talha Jumsah, also known as Abu Talha, was
recovered after a clash with Filipino troops on Friday morning
in the town of Patikul, military officials said.
They said Abu Talha had been trained in bomb-making by
Islamic State and had instructed the Islamist militant Abu
Sayyaf Group (ASG) in setting up suicide attacks. He had also
served as "finance conduit and liaison" between foreign and
local jihadists.
"The death of Abu Talha will surely cause demoralisation in
the ASG ranks in Sulu," said Army Brigadier General Antonio
Nafarrete.
Major General Corleto Vinluan Jr, the commander of military
forces in Sulu, urged remaining ASG members to "surrender and
live a normal life instead of being hunted down as fleeing
criminals".
Early this month, the army said soldiers had foiled what
they called an attempted suicide bombing in an urban area in
Jolo municipality in Sulu, the latest in a series of attacks
blamed on Abu Sayyaf. There have been four suicide bombings in Sulu, Abu Sayyaf's
stronghold, in the past 16 months, despite intensified army
operations and a vow by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to
wipe the group out.
The twin bombing of a church in January killed 21 people, a
van bomb at a checkpoint in July 2018 killed 11, a suicide
attack by two youths killed eight in June, and in September a
woman carrying a bomb near an army detachment detonated it
prematurely.
The attackers included Indonesians, a Moroccan and
Filipinos.

(Writing by Enrico Dela Cruz; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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