JI has tunnel complex in Lanao Sur?
The regional terrorist network Jemaah Islamiyah has reportedly converted a mountain into a tunnel complex just across their former base at
In a recent interview, the source who asked not to be named because of the nature of his work, likened the JI’s new base at
Tora Bora is a mountain complex of tunnels and caves in
“The place is even off-limits to their local recruits. It’s just across
No government troops, despite several attempts, have penetrated the dense jungle and steep ravines of
Aside from the dense jungles and steep ravines, the troops that will be dispatched to
The source said local recruits are barred from going to their new base.
“Locals are left in Caracao because they are not allowed to enter the tunnels,” the source said as he asked the military leadership to take immediate and drastic actions against the JIs in the area.
One has to pass through a series of security layers that the terrorists themselves have designed before getting to
“One can pass through the place from Bukidnon, or Marawi and Cotabato, but all the entry points are heavily guarded,” he said.
Citing reports received from his “assets”, he said Mt. Manggaturing now serves as the headquarters of all JI operators under Zulkifli bin Hir also known as Marwan.
Marwan has a $5 million dollar bounty put up by the
Meanwhile, the alert on possible terrorist attacks in
“There are still JI-affiliated leaders who call the shots for a possible bombing and similar attacks in the south. They still keep rigging bombs in their hideout that would be picked up and delivered by their contacts to their desired site,” said a military intelligence source who requested anonymity.
The same source also told The STAR that fresh funds to finance the attacks had reportedly arrived, paving the way for terrorist elements to carry out bombing missions such as the twin blasts that ripped through a busy commercial center in Kidapawan,
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