RIP

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asiapacific/de...?ID=82820&GRP=C

Muslim guerrillas on a violent southern island have fatally shot four Philippine marines in separate attacks over two days, a military spokesman said Tuesday.
Capt. Jose Richie Pabilonia, spokesman for the military's Southern Command, said militants from the al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf group on Jolo island took advantage of a six-day suspension of military operations during a visit of a team from the Organization of the Islamic Conference to gun down the four marines.

In the first attack on Sunday, the victim was jogging at Jolo airport when a lone gunman shot him. Another marine was killed in downtown Jolo town, and two others were fatally shot on the same day, Pabilonia said.

U.S.-backed Philippine military offensives have whittled down the Abu Sayyaf's strength on Jolo from more than 1,000 rebels in early 2000 to about 400, but the rebels remain active. U.S. troops have undertaken civic projects for months on Jolo, including dental treatment and school and road construction, and have trained Filipino soldiers battling Abu Sayyaf militants in other southern provinces.

Residents of Jolo and neighboring provinces have suffered many attacks by the Abu Sayyaf, a small but brutal group linked to the al-Qaida network and notorious for deadly bombings, beheadings, kidnappings and other attacks.

hmmm...killed while doing mundane tasks, the ASG is now operating like the former Sparrow Unit of the NPA...ingat lang mga pulis at sundalo sa Sulo at Basilan

RIP brothers.

a :salute: to these fallen heroes.

THIS IS ONE OF THE GREAT SACRIFICE WHERE MARINES ARE. I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU AND SALUTE YOU GUYS. MAY THE LORD GRANT PEACE TO THEIR FAMILIES. :salute:

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Four Marines killed in clash with Abu Sayyaf

Four members of the Philippine Marines died and 13 others were wounded following an encounter with suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan on Tuesday.

Lt. Col. Ariel Caculitan, Marine spokesman, said a patrol clashed with the bandits in a remote area. He quoted an initial report as saying that three soldiers died and 13 were wounded in the clash.

He added that a still undetermined number of bandits died or were wounded in the firefight.

The Marines were checking on reports that Giancarlo Bossi, an Italian priest kidnapped in Zamboanga Sibugay province last month, may have been taken to Basilan, an Abu Sayyaf stronghold.

There has been no word on the whereabouts of the priest since he was taken away by armed men after saying Sunday Mass at a church on June 10.

The Abu Sayyaf is the smallest but deadliest of several Muslim groups fighting the Philippine government.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=84171

the 4 marines were beheaded...10 are also missing

what happened? its not everyday that marines are caught totally off-guard and outgunned. :headbang:

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/...rticle_id=75990

ambushed by a numerically superior force of about 400-500 gunmen.

damn! :headbang: rest in peace Marines.. :salute:

11 were beheaded... enough reason :fire: for a retaliation

11 na ba? shucks!

e kung 400 ang kalaban, ganyan karami at kalaking grupo di namalayan ng Marines? wala ba recon?

my condolences to the bereaved families

may you find eternal peace sirs :salute:

damn the peace agreement...ubusin ang milf :rifle:

Is eleven beheaded corpses worth the peace accord?

Birahin na nila ang MILF di na naman nila sila kailangan dahil tapos na election.

Ang gawin nila, ipadala nila ang mga tao na nag pugot ng ulo sa nearest MBLT then maybe there will be some form of social justice. Then baka pwede pa i salvage ang peace accord.

Ang labo ng kwento ng MILF, 11 soldiers initially missing eh para mo nang sinabi na ang spearhead na two squads na walop at na isolate nila, malabo yata yun. Sabihin nila kamo nag abaniko sila nabira nila ang flank ng Marines at na isolate nila, meaning di sila nag hold ground but nag maneuver at pinalibutan ang ating mga kawal.

Akala ko ba ceasefire violation yan. Ang Tipo-tipo is rolling hilly terrain, kung akala nila may ceasefire violation, nagpaliason mission na dapat sila at naghold ground sila para maiwasan ang criss crossing ng axis ng opposing forces. Crossing a commanders axis make all bets are off, truce or no truce, it is an invitation for a fight dahil once you intend to cross an axis you intend to envelop. Eh kaso lang ang balita ko mounted pa yung ibang tropa di pa nakakarating sa LD na envelop na. So kahit saan dumaan ang ating mga kawal, axis na daw nila. Ang gagaling naman ng mga negotiator natin, sasabihin pa na let the accords resolve the matter.


MILF have all the evil intent kahit paano pa balibaliktarin. ITS A FREAKIN AMBUSH PLAIN AND SIMPLE!

This is an example how political stupidity cost lives on the ground. Lets stop pretending, the ABU SAYAF is the spec ops arm of the MILF. At yan ang opinyon ng mga kawal.

DEFINITELY IT WAS AN AMBUSH! AFP'S COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE UNIT DI PA YATA ALAM NA SPECIAL OPERATION UNIT NG MILF ANG MGA ABU SAYAFF... TRAYDOR TALAGA ANG MGA MUSLIM, MGA SUNDALO NAMAN NATIN AY KULANG SA TRAINING! DAPAT MATAGAL NA NILANG ALAM YAN! NEVER TRUST THESE REBELOUS MUSLIM LUNATICS!

whew, tsk tsk tsk rest in peace marines... :salute:

ayan ang napapala ng bansang kurap at pinapabayaan ang ating mga sundalo... kung meron sana tayong mga cobra gunships or alike with a precision weapon systems, within minutes in nine hours of fighting that it could have been deployed right away for a close-combat reinforcement mission... kaya lang wala eh hanggang panaginip nalang tayo... tsk tsk tsk... malas talaga... :armysad:

tama ka bok, it was pure and simple premeditated ambush! armor-led pa nga yung convoy so plinano talaga ang trap.

tama na yang ceasefire na yan...the MI and AS are just making fools of the government at the expense of the soldiers!

the GRP should withdraw from peace talks with the MILF in line with this latest incident. we must have an all-out war with these bastards, the same people who kidnapped the priest and are in cahoots with Jemaah Islamiyah (we have all been looking at the ASG as the one having links with JI when in fact the MILF too has links with the JI).

Correct. MILF will say lawless elements but when the AFP attacks these lawless elements they will say they are MILF?

So WTF are they talking??? Enough said let's give them sh--!!!

:pistols:

huminahon kayo mga tol, babawi din ang mga marines. tiyak yon!

In the exclusive video footage taken by GMA reporter embedded with the Marines and shown just this morning, it was obvious that the troops let down their guards, probably believing that the MI will not attack them. There was no proper combat patrol formation, troops were relaxed on the way back to base after they failed to find Fr. Bossi.

At saka, kitang kita dun sa video ang mortar rounds ng Marines na hindi pumutok! Putsa, isa lang sa lima ang hindi dud! Sabi nga ng reporter, mas marami pang mortar rounds na pumutok ang mga kalaban kaysa mortar ng Marines. :headbang:

The lack of vehicles is very obvious, The Marines also used borrowed a civilian Daewoo truck which promptly stuck in the mud!

The V150 proved useful as most of the wounded were evacuated using this single APC and the M35 trucks were death traps. Kaya AFP - i deploy nyo na ang Barako! anything armored is better than civilian trucks!

Ito na ang bakbakan video footage sa Basilan, July 11/07 Manila time (from combat studio):

http://www.gmanews.tv/video/8982/Marines-e...ttle-in-Basilan

RESBAK TIME! :snipemo:

Rest in peace for those who gave their lives for freedom... :salute:

I saw this too!

It was very frustrating and so pitiful to see pinned down Marines still fighting gallantly while their mortar team fired dud after dud mortar rounds!


Dapat yung dud na mortar ipalo dun sa ulo ng mga taga logistics at corrupt generals!

Some snipers got killed too...

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/50535/MILF-uma...ndalo-daw-patay


Dalawang M-35 military trucks ang nasira habang kinuha pa ng mga bandido ang isa pang sasakyan sa insidente, ani Iqbal.

Idinagdag pa nito na limang five M-60 machine guns, isang sub-machine gun, limang M-203 grenade launchers, dalawang M-14 rifles na may sniper scopes, isang night vision goggle at dalawang radio transceivers ay nakuha rin.

^^^
Naunahan talaga yung spearhead.

The video footage was limited to the immediate area surrounding the APC, most were shots of the squad protecting the armored vehicle. Yes, the fiasco with the dud mortar rounds was comically tragic but according to my source, the troops were able to take down the enemy anti-armor team before it could fire an RPG at the APC. Kudos too to the female commander of the APC for holding her ground and waiting for the wounded to load up.

RIP to KIAs and speedy recovery to the WIAs. :salute:

The DND and presidency's lack of foresight and the "wrong inputs" she got from her incompetent military advisers are putting the lives of the soldiers in great danger.

11 Marines, ambushed despite a ceasefire, beheaded, their penis cut off, ..... rebel forces destroyed two M35 military trucks and captured another during the fighting ..... MILF fighters have also recovered five M-60 machine guns, one submachine gun, five M-203 automatic rifles, two M-14 rifles with sniper scopes, a pair of night vision goggles, and two radio transceivers..

Wow, these military advisers should be blamed for this fiasco. Matagal na nating silang pinapayuhan pero wala pa rin. Hanggang "plain foot soldier tactics" pa rin limitasyun ng utak nila. Kaya ayan. Madami nakakatay sa sundalo.

hinangkopow! dapat di nalang sila nagdala ng mortar, pabigat lang yun, wala naman palng silbi!

made in china siguro at saka 30% ang SOP !

at yung mortar ammo,... mostly ay dud. ....

(and the mortar rounds were mostly dud)

tsk tsk tsk ... kawawa naman ang sundalo natin.

(I pity the soldiers)

and there was only ONE amored vehicle in that ill-fated convoy while there are several in the PMRF motorpool in NCR in their flashy and useless urban camo (Berlin Brigade copycat wannabes) that should have been more useful in Basilan!

My condolences to the families of the deceased Marines. :armysad:

What is startling is the way the MILF is reacting. They are claiming responsibility for the attack and not attributing it to "lost commands" so to speak.

Trying perhaps to gain leverage in their negotiations with the GRP? I hope not. If so they are greatly mistaken.

pesteng yawa-a nang mga Morosa na! :headbang:

manimawos pod ta, giyerahon ila kampo unya pamutlan sad ug ulo ug kinatawo ang mga pesteng yawa!

My condolences to the families left behind and prayers to our heroes who sacrificed their lives. Saludo ako sa inyo!

Peace process is going nowhere.

to hell with the peace talks

there should be payback - enough of the MILF making fools of us!

RIP to the fallen

Leson to be learned. MILF/ABU Sayaff are traitors and cannot be trusted. Peace negotiations with this terrorist are useless.

As long they(MILF/ABU SAYAFF) can hit hard AFP soldiers, they will continue to do so no matter what kind of peace offering to them.

It is also time for our officials to think properly what kind of modernization program needed for our AFP.

Cheers :armycheers:

Wow...Malas naman nila. Kung pwede nga lang eh....Sana pinasabugan nalang sila ng Nuclear bomb...

Condolence to the Marines...

May those Fallen Marines Rest in Peace.

Thanks a lot for your Gallantry in defending our nation. :salute:

Bawi kayo mga Marines.

If ever you have a chance better terminate all those MILF/Abu Sayaff terrorist because they never respect what is the meaning of Peace or Ceasefire.

:salute: RIP, gallant warriors

Being heavily outnumbered and outgunned and holding their ground for 7 hours is a feat already.

A distinctive display of the gallantry of the Philippine Marines. :salute:

Ditto!!!!My prayers to the casualties.

Have yet to see the footage or get to read a newsbit about the incident. Ask ko lang, ano na nangyari sa RPG cage project or something that I saw posted here? Yun local copy to protect our armored assets like those used by the US forces sa Iraq. Shouldn't that have been deployed already? If letting their gaurd down due to the ceasefire ang cause dapat rin major retraining. Anyway, dapat naman walang mga rebelde talaga. How can the government be taken serious kung pinapayagan mga armed goons to occupy an area. Tapos legitimate and responsible gun owners pinahihirapan at kinakwartahan pa.

Is it true that GMA ordered the Marines to retaliate against the MILF in the area but its the Marines who declined?

Why? I don't they're scared. For what reasons?