5,000 Troops Set to Hunt down Abu Sayyaf
It’s interesting that only a month or so ago the Philippine government was saying the Abu Sayyaf was on its last legs. Now the government is mounting up a major offensive comprised of 5,000 to go after the al Qaeda linked killers and kidnappers.
The military is particularly ticked off after the Abu Sayyaf ambushed and beheaded a number of Filipino marines.
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