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‘Most-wanted’ terrorists killed in the Philippines
Three leaders involved in Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah terror groups killed on Jolo Island in the southThe Philippine military said it has killed three leaders of the al-Qaida-linked terrorist groups Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah in one of the most significant successes against militants on their southern island stronghold. Those who died are said to be Abu Sayyaf leader Umbra Jumdail, a Filipino, Malaysian Zulkifli bin Hir, also known as Marwan, and Singaporean Abdullah Ali, also known as Muawiyah, according to military spokesman Colonel Marcelo Burgos.
published date:Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:57:42 GMT