Battle Against Abu Sayyaf 9 Hours, 18 Philippine Soldiers Killed

Philippine armed forces lost 18 soldiers in a clash for nine hours at the border town of Tipo-Tipo and Al-Barka on the island of Basilan against the Abu Sayyaf forces on Saturday (09/04/2016).
In the rebel stronghold, five people were killed, including an extremist of Moroccan origin. Extremist Mohammad Khattab. In addition, about 20 rebels were wounded.
Meanwhile, in addition to 18 soldiers killed, 53 wounded soldiers there. This information is disclosed military spokesman Filemon Tan, Sunday (10/04/2016), as quoted by AP news agency.
Furthermore, based on the testimony of several military officials who requested anonymity, the Philippine Government the troops to kill or capture Abu Sayyaf commander Isnilon Hapilon.
Isnilon has openly expressed belonging to the terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). He hunted for years for his alleged involvement in several terrorist acts.
However, Isnilon spared in this attack. According to Tan, only a son Isnilon were killed in the fighting.