Key Abu Sayyaf sub-commander believed killed in Philippines military offensive


Indang Susukan is believed to have died on Feb 4 from injuries sustained in a military offensive on Feb 2.

KOTA KINABALU: Key Abu Sayyaf sub-commander Indang Susukan (pic), who was behind several Sabah kidnappings over the past decade, is believed to be dead  following Manila’s military offensive in Jolo, intelligence sources say.

The sources said Indang was injured in the Feb 2 military offensive in the Patikul village area of the southern Philippines island and was taken away from the fighting zone by Moro National Liberation Front commander Annuar Abdulah to another village in Talipao.

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