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Philippine military kill 15 alleged Muslim militants
Feb 2, 2012, 7:41 GMT
Manila - Fifteen alleged members of militant groups linked to al-Qaeda were killed Thursday in a pre-dawn airstrike on their hideout in the southern Philippines, including three suspected leaders, the military said.
The military bombed a known lair of the Abu Sayyaf rebel group in Parang town on Jolo Island, 1,000 kilometres south of Manila, chief of staff General Jessie Dellosa said.
Among those killed were Abu Sayyaf leader Umbra Jumdail, a Filipino, and two leaders of another militant group Jemaah Islamiyah, namely Zulkipli bin Hir, a Malaysian also known as Marwan, and Singaporean Abdullah Ali, alias Muawiyah.
The United States has offered a cash reward of 5 million dollars for the capture or death of Marwan and 50,000 dollars for Muawiyah, who had both taken refuge with the Abu Sayyaf.
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