Monday, September 18, 2017

Philippine news: Yes, we are part of the war on terror

Good news: 

Indian priest Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was abducted in Yemen more than a year ago, was freed with the help of diplomatic assistance from the Sultanate of Oman.
 he was kidnapped when terrorists invaded a home for the eolderly run by the Sisters of Charity, and they killed 16 people, including several of the sisters during the raid. Why was he kidnapped? I suspect for ransom, but no one wants to admit that.

More good news: Fr Suganob, kidnapped in the Marawi city takeover, has been rescued by the Philippine military.


Suganob together with Lordvin Ocopio, a teacher of the Dansalan College, were reported to have escaped the Maute group on Saturday, when their captors were engaged in a firefight with military forces in Marawi City. Suganob was among the 20 people abducted by Maute group at the St. Mary’s Cathedral on May 23, 2017.
The battle goes on there, so keep our soldiers in your prayers.

the military is keeping mum on details for obvious reasons (e.g. the terrorists have cellphones and can learn where the army is).

There is also propaganda problems, similar to that seen in the Iraq and Syrian wars: since it is urban fighting, it means the SJW can go in and lament all those innocents killed in the crossfire, never mind that some are terrorists who changed clothing to blend in with civilians, and other casulaties are human hostages of the terrorists, something that is a war crime.

It is urban house to house fighting, with lots of booby traps and ambushes... one reason for the slowness of the liberation is that local troops are experts in jungle fighting, but not in urban warfare. So yes, the US is quietly helping retrain them here.

as for other Philippine news: The big news here continues to bebirdlfu
the chekpoints are checking for poultry, dead birds, and of course suspicious characters carrying drugs..



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