Posted on 11/28/2004 3:50:13 PM PST by iso
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines - Government troops killed a leader of the notorious Muslim extremist group Abu Sayyaf in a shootout in the southern Philippines, officials said Sunday.
Munap Manialah, also known as Commander Munap, was shot dead late Saturday in a firefight with Philippine army and navy troops in southern Basilan island's Isabela city, Philippine army spokesman Maj. Bartolome Bacarro said in a statement. A trooper was slightly wounded in the shootout.
Soldiers raided Manialah's hideout after civilians tipped off the military about his presence in Isabela's remote village of Menzi, Philippine navy spokeswoman Lt. Nancy Pastor said.
Bacarro said Manialah is wanted for murder and the Philippine government has offered a $6,241 bounty for his capture.
Washington has blacklisted the Abu Sayyaf notorious for kidnappings and beheadings as a terrorist group, and has offered a $5 million reward for information leading to the capture of its top leaders, including Abu Sayyaf chief Khaddafy Janjalani.
The Abu Sayyaf began a kidnapping spree in May 2001, seizing a total of 102 people, including three Americans, one of whom was beheaded. Another was later killed during a military operation that led to the rescue of the third.
The odd-sounding bounty probably equates to something like one million Phillipine pesos.
There's a lot of Naval officers that might find some objection to that statement! I suppose that the underlings of a few might side with you, but still....
IIG, USN 1962 - 1973, but no commmander; ET1(SS)
LOL
He dayed.
My idea was, soldiers should make a practice of shooting anyone named ABU.
If you are named Abu, chances are, you are up to no good anyway.
Another one bites the dust. This November just keeps getting better.
The Devil rejoices as another of his minions is welcomed home today. Enjoy the virgins, Munap. May they all be related to Molly Ivins and Helen Thomas.
ROFLMAO!!!
That's what it's gonna take to get rid of these bastards all over the world.
That amount equates (roughly) to 350,000 Philipine Pesos. Doesn't sound quite so odd thataway.
They caught another one a while back, Ghalib Andang, otherwise known as 'Commander Robot'. Robot, aside from being a particularly vicious s.o.b., loved Robocop and Terminator movies. He often pretended that he was a robot and fancied himself bulletproof.
Most of the ASG 'Commanders' are dead or captured now, and Robot, last I heard, was shot in both legs and captured. (Or captured, and shot in both legs to prevent him escaping later, depending on which version of the story you go with).
this calls for an appropriate tune from John P. Sousa:
http://www.midifilearchive.com/March/HandsAcrossTheSeaGM.mid
Good news. The good guys are getting more notches on their pistols.
One down; lots more where that came from.
currency conversion = 350,000 PHP, a nice round number.
The four-day battle of Bagsak Mountain on Jolo Island in the Philippines took place from 11 to 15 June 1913. Americans of the 8th Infantry and the Philippine Scouts, personally lead by Brigadier General John J. Pershing, brought to an end years of bitter struggle against the Moro pirates. These Bolo men, outlaws of great physical endurance and savage fighting ability, were well organized under their Datus or chiefs. They had never been conquered during several centuries of Spanish rule in the Philippines. The U.S. Army .45-caliber pistol was developed to meet the need for a weapon with enough striking power to stop fanatical charges of lawless Moro tribesmen in hand-to-hand fighting.
Don't bring a sword to a gun fight...
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