Abu Leader Betrayed?
Abu Sayyaf commander Umbra Jumdail had deviated from the brutal image of his al-Qaida-linked militant group by playing doctor to poor Filipino villagers, whose backing he needed to stay safe from military troops. But those villagers may have been used by the military to finally track him down last week.
A US-backed airstrike killed Jumdail, his son, and several other militants while they slept in huts Thursday near Parang town in Sulu, Jolo, dealing the latest blow to the Abu Sayyaf and depriving it of a key leader.
