[BLOODY SUNDAY. Philippine police commandos unload body bags]
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There is a report coming from The
Philippines that 49 members of an elite police unit were killed early
Sunday while attempting to enter an Islamic zone to arrest suspected terrorists.
The most disturbing aspect of this report is that the police are
being blamed for the killings because they did not contact Moro Islamic
Liberation Front officials and let them know of their intentions to make
arrests.
The feeling of the guerrillas is that this area is clearly under Islamic Law (sharia) and under no jurisdiction of national or local police forces.
The feeling of the guerrillas is that this area is clearly under Islamic Law (sharia) and under no jurisdiction of national or local police forces.
The Philippine Star reports that Moro
Islamic Liberation Front guerrillas were involved in the killing of 49
Special Action Force (SAF) commandos but the "unfortunate and saddening
development" was due to the failure of the elite police unit to
coordinate its activities with the rebel group, MILF chief peace
negotiator Mohaquer Iqbal said yesterday.
Iqbal said fighting erupted before dawn Sunday when three SAF platoons intruded into a supposedly government-recognized guerilla enclave in Barangay Tukanalipao, supposedly to arrest Malaysian explosives expert Zulkifli Bin Hir and his Maguindanaon cohort, the long wanted Basit Usman.
Iqbal said fighting erupted before dawn Sunday when three SAF platoons intruded into a supposedly government-recognized guerilla enclave in Barangay Tukanalipao, supposedly to arrest Malaysian explosives expert Zulkifli Bin Hir and his Maguindanaon cohort, the long wanted Basit Usman.
He said the policemen should have
coordinated their operations to arrest suspected terrorists in the area
with the joint ceasefire committee and the International Monitoring Team
(IMT).
A survivor whose identity was withheld said the Muslim rebels finished off many of his wounded comrades. He said he witnessed some of the gunmen firing several rounds at dead or wounded commandos.
"It was a misencounter that happened due to lack of coordination based on agreed security protocols," Iqbal, concurrent presiding chair of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission, said.
A survivor whose identity was withheld said the Muslim rebels finished off many of his wounded comrades. He said he witnessed some of the gunmen firing several rounds at dead or wounded commandos.
"It was a misencounter that happened due to lack of coordination based on agreed security protocols," Iqbal, concurrent presiding chair of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission, said.
Five MILF rebels were killed and a dozen others were reportedly injured in the encounter.
"It is unfortunate that some people died. It cannot be undone. Next time, it is important to have coordination so that these things won't happen again," he added.
A police official claimed one of the terrorists was already in the custody of the commandos before the fighting. It was not clear what happened to him in the ensuing chaos.
"It is unfortunate that some people died. It cannot be undone. Next time, it is important to have coordination so that these things won't happen again," he added.
A police official claimed one of the terrorists was already in the custody of the commandos before the fighting. It was not clear what happened to him in the ensuing chaos.
It is rather apparent that MILF
guerrillas feel that they are the law and that the deaths were the fault
of police for not contacting them. The Philippines has obviously
appeased them by allowing the setup of a "government-recognized
guerrilla enclave."
There is only one law that Islamists abide by and it is not anything resembling a national constitution. Even in America, a CAIR director has stated that practicing Muslims are above the law of the land. This belief is not isolated to The Philippines or any other country where Islam has gained a foothold.
There is only one law that Islamists abide by and it is not anything resembling a national constitution. Even in America, a CAIR director has stated that practicing Muslims are above the law of the land. This belief is not isolated to The Philippines or any other country where Islam has gained a foothold.
Take note because, unless Americans begin to speak honestly about the problems of Islam, this may be our future as well.
Does anyone out there believe that prior contact would have mattered?
Do you think that these Islamic rebels would have simply allowed police to come in and arrest two of their own?
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Does anyone out there believe that prior contact would have mattered?
Do you think that these Islamic rebels would have simply allowed police to come in and arrest two of their own?
Source
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