Sudah check...confirm lebih 10000.... Welcome to elite group for me.....hahahha

alah sopanya ayat... haha

btw Congratulations!

yea... but US is helping them with training and conventional assets... more to counter china than their civil conflicts

there's only so much an external force can do, if the locals arent gonna do the work themselves no amount of help will be usefull
huh... since when?

10 Indonesian hostages allegedly released by Abu Sayyaf: Reports



JAKARTA: Ten Indonesian sailors kidnapped in March from a tugboat by Abu Sayyaf Islamic militants in the Philippines have allegedly been set free on Sunday (May 1) after five weeks in captivity.

Media reports said the hostages were dropped off in front of the house of Sulu Governor, Abdusakur Mahil Tan, at noon by a group of anonymous men. Sulu is located about 1,000 kilometers south of the Filipino capital Manila.

The police chief of Sulu, Superintendent Wilfredo Cayat, was quoted by the Philippine Daily Inquirer as saying that the hostages were brought inside the house and were fed.

“We are preparing now to bring the 10 (men) to Zamboanga and turn them to their consular office,” Mr Cayat told the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Senior police officials are reportedly awaiting their arrival in Zamboanga.



Reports also cited ransom being paid on Friday (Apr 29) by Patria Maritime Lines, the company the sailors worked for, amounting to about US$1 million.

The sailors were abducted late-March by gunmen described by Philippine authorities as members of the Abu Sayyaf, a small group of militants based on Jolo and nearby Basilan island which is accused of kidnappings and deadly bombings.

A spokesman for Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry, Arrmanatha Nasir, told Channel NewsAsia that the government was aware of news that said the hostages had been released, but were attempting to confirm this information with their Filipino counterparts. An official confirmation is yet to be made.

The release of the Indonesian hostages comes six days after the beheading of Canadian John Ridsel, who was a former mining executive and a journalist.

Four other Indonesians, another Canadian, a Norwegian and a Dutchman are currently still believed to be held by Abu Sayyaf.



Four Malaysians, who were previously reported as hostages of the militant group are now reportedly in the custody of an armed kidnap group led by Majan Sahidjua. The Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur confirmed to The Borneo Post on Friday that intelligence revealed the kidnap victims were being held in the city of Indanan, Sulu.

Filipino media reports allege Majan Sahidjua to be a sub-leader in the Abu Sayyaf group. The abductors had previously set a ransom deadline for the Malaysians on Saturday.

- CNA/sk

Not disputing anything about his credibility as a soldier but I thinks I recognised by him from the Olympic squad. A medalist as well.

It's normal for member or the uniform to participate is sports.
Even Malaysian Commonwealth past medalist is from PDRM