{"id":88800,"date":"2017-02-10T01:52:22","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T06:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=88800"},"modified":"2017-02-10T01:52:22","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T06:52:22","slug":"asg-lucky-9-group-leader-killed-in-tawi-tawi-ops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/02\/10\/asg-lucky-9-group-leader-killed-in-tawi-tawi-ops\/","title":{"rendered":"ASG &#8216;Lucky 9 Group&#8217; leader killed in Tawi-Tawi- ops"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_88801\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88801\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ph_locator_tawi-tawi_bongao.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88801\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ph_locator_tawi-tawi_bongao.png\" alt=\"\u2014 Combined forces of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have killed a leader of the Abu Sayyaf's &quot;Lucky 9 Group&quot; along with another bandit during a series of joint military and police operations in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on Thursday. (Photo By Mike Gonzalez (TheCoffee) - English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0,)\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u2014 Combined forces of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have killed a leader of the Abu Sayyaf&#8217;s &#8220;Lucky 9 Group&#8221; along with another bandit during a series of joint military and police operations in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on Thursday. (Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=489354\">Mike Gonzalez (TheCoffee) &#8211; English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0,<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA\u2014 Combined forces of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have killed a leader of the Abu Sayyaf&#8217;s &#8220;Lucky 9 Group&#8221; along with another bandit during a series of joint military and police operations in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Western Mindanao Command (WMC) spokesperson Capt. Jo-ann Petinglay identified the slain bandits as &#8220;Lucky 9 Group&#8221; leader Ninok Sappari and his follower, Mahdi Abdurahman.<\/p>\n<p>Initial reports indicated the two were looking for possible kidnapping targets at the Almari Beach Resort in Barangay Pahut, Tawi-Tawi when spotted by concerned citizens who then reported their presence to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>In the first operation, which was conducted 12:15 p.m in Barangay Pahut, government forces shot and killed Abdurahman while Sappari managed to escape only to be neutralized 9:30 p.m. in the resulting pursuit operations in nearby Barangay Nalil.<\/p>\n<p>Seized from Saparri, who was wanted for 32 counts of murder, was a hand grenade.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All available forces are being deployed to pursue and neutralize the Abu Sayyaf Group. These recent operations have caused setbacks, casualties and losses on the terrorist group,&#8221; WMC head Major General Carlito G. Galvez Jr., Commander, Western Mindanao Command said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will not stop until we get them all or until they decide to return to the folds of the law and surrender,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Lucky 9 Group of Sulu is being hunted by authorities for perpetrating the assassinations of military personnel. 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