MANILA, Philippines — Four members of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) were killed in a shootout with soldiers in Sulu on Sunday, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.
PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar identified those killed as Injam Yaddah, Al-Al Saawdjaan, an alias “Rauf” or “Raup” and another still-unidentified suspect.
Police said Jenalyn Jairi, Yaddah’s wife, was also arrested after the firefight.
Eleazar said Yaddah was involved in the kidnappings of several foreign nationals, the most recent of which was the kidnapping of Rex Triplitt in Sirawai, Zamboanga Sibugay in September 2020, and the taking of five Indonesians in Malaysia in January 2020.
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