Philippine leader orders extremists crushed after beheading

[Happyhorn52]

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Abu Sayyaf extremists have beheaded a kidnapped Filipino villager after a ransom deadline lapsed in their first such brutal act under President Rodrigo Duterte, who ordered troops to destroy the militants.

Regional military spokesman Maj. Filemon Tan said Thursday the militants killed Patrick James Aldovar on Wednesday afternoon near southern Sulu province's Indanan town then later abandoned his head in a neighborhood.

Tan said the 18-year-old Aldovar, who was seized by the militants July 16 in Sulu's main Jolo town, was decapitated after his family failed to pay ransom.

After learning about the beheading, Duterte lumped the militants among "the enemies of the state" he wanted dead, ordering government troops: "Drug dealers, destroy them. Abu Sayyaf, destroy them. Period."

Thousands of reinforcement troops were being flown by C130 cargo planes to Sulu and nearby Basilan island to help in an ongoing offensive against the militants, Tan said.

The Abu Sayyaf has been blacklisted as a terrorist organization by the U.S. and the Philippines for deadly bombings, kidnappings and beheadings.

The militants are still holding several foreign and local hostages in their jungle bases, including Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad, who was kidnapped along with two Canadian men and a Filipino woman from a southern marina in September last year. The Canadians were beheaded after huge ransom demands were not met and the woman was freed before Duterte assumed the presidency on June 30.

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[Gratefuled]

Lets see how effective this turns out. As long as there are collaborators they can hold out and hide for a long time. The troops need  a "take no prisoners" approach. A real "seek and destroy"mission.

[Gratefuled]

18 minutes ago, Gratefuled said:

Lets see how effective this turns out. As long as there are collaborators they can hold out and hide for a long time. The troops need  a "take no prisoners" approach. A real "seek and destroy"mission.

I might add that Filipino guerillas fought the Japanese in these same small islands and succeeded in their ambushes and killing of Japanese soldiers. They, the guerillas, were made up of Filipinos and Muslims fighting together. They had the help of local natives and were supplied by US Navy who would bring ammunition and other supplies to them at night by way of submarine. So, it might take a while but conquering the Abu Saayaf is a possibility.

[Happyhorn52]

Duterte is not worried about public opinion like other western leaders. Local Filipinos harassed by the Abu Sayyaf extremists should be able to help locate their supporters and either whip them out of seriously lower their numbers.  

[Jollygoodfellow]

4 hours ago, Happyhorn52 said:

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Abu Sayyaf extremists have beheaded a kidnapped Filipino villager after a ransom deadline lapsed in their first such brutal act under President Rodrigo Duterte, who ordered troops to destroy the militants.

Regional military spokesman Maj. Filemon Tan said Thursday the militants killed Patrick James Aldovar on Wednesday afternoon near southern Sulu province's Indanan town then later abandoned his head in a neighborhood.

Tan said the 18-year-old Aldovar, who was seized by the militants July 16 in Sulu's main Jolo town, was decapitated after his family failed to pay ransom.

After learning about the beheading, Duterte lumped the militants among "the enemies of the state" he wanted dead, ordering government troops: "Drug dealers, destroy them. Abu Sayyaf, destroy them. Period."

Thousands of reinforcement troops were being flown by C130 cargo planes to Sulu and nearby Basilan island to help in an ongoing offensive against the militants, Tan said.

The Abu Sayyaf has been blacklisted as a terrorist organization by the U.S. and the Philippines for deadly bombings, kidnappings and beheadings.

The militants are still holding several foreign and local hostages in their jungle bases, including Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad, who was kidnapped along with two Canadian men and a Filipino woman from a southern marina in September last year. The Canadians were beheaded after huge ransom demands were not met and the woman was freed before Duterte assumed the presidency on June 30.

 

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[scott h]

The Abu's are really nothing more than a criminal gang nowadays. Any ideological bases they might have once held have long faded. They might declare that they wish a Islamic state, but they really just go to where the money and publicity is now. They once were independent, then affiliated with Al Quieda, now ISIS since that is what is popular and hope to get some of the funding from them.

2 hours ago, Gratefuled said:

As long as there are collaborators

We all know enough about how Filipinos think, they might supply them with food and other items but you can bet your bottom dollar they are getting paid for it. Hence the need for kidnapping hopping for payment.

The Abu's number depend on the amount of cash they have.

2 hours ago, Gratefuled said:

They had the help of local natives and were supplied by US Navy who would bring ammunition and other supplies to them at night by way of submarine

Don't forget the huge amount of money that was brought in also, in 20 dollar gold pieces. The natives rarely supplied the resistance during WWII with out compensation.

IMHO they are feeling the squeeze, in the past they have kidnap "rich" foreigners hoping for big pay offs, if as the story says, they are kidnapping locals in the hopes of supporting themselves.  

[Gratefuled]

9 minutes ago, scott h said:

Don't forget the huge amount of money that was brought in also, in 20 dollar gold pieces. The natives rarely supplied the resistance during WWII with out compensation.

The local natives assisted the Japanese without compensation. The collaborators were killed by Filipino Guerrillas  if caught or known to assist the Japanese. My information is from one of the Guerrillas. None other than Rafael Garcia who became a close friend of my father. My father was one of the soldiers who fought in Mindanao. 

[Reboot]

In the old days, these kinds of animals would have been declared hostis humani generis--enemies of the human race. Outside the law, and can be killed by anyone without legal repercussion. No longer human. Open season, and throw in some bounties for good measure. The locals will take care of it themselves to get paid.

[Happyhorn52]

1 hour ago, Jollygoodfellow said:

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[Jollygoodfellow]

5 minutes ago, Happyhorn52 said:

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No worries. Just that copyright crap can cause problems and also best to quote the source.