Three soldiers hurt as military pounds lair of terrorist in Lanao del Sur

January 24, 2019

Three soldiers from the 55th Infantry Battalion, were wounded in an encounter with the Maute ISIS terrorist in Lanao del Sur on Thursday morning.

Capt. Clint Antipala, acting public affairs officer of  the 1st Infantry Division, said troops of 55th Infantry Battalion encounter around 24 Maute ISIS remnants under one of its leaders, Abu Dar, in the vicinity of Sultan Dumalondong, Lanao del Sur around 8:10 am.

Col. Romeo Brawner, commander of the 103rd Infantry Brigade, said the operation started around 6pm of Wednesday but the actual clash took place Thursday.

"Casualties were immediately extracted from encounter site for medical treatment," he said.

Maj. Gen. Roseller Murillo, commander of the 1st Infantry Division and JTF Zampelan, assured that the wounded soldiers will be given necessary and best medical attention.

Brawner confirmed that Abu Dar is among the terrorists at the encounter site. He said there are reports of undetermined number of casualties on the enemy side.

“He is there (Abu Dar). There are fatalities among the enemies but we were not yet able to recover them,” he said.

Brawner said the fire fight is still going on. Robina Asido/DMS