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Marines attacked an Abu Sayyaf camp in Basilan, sparking close gunbattles. Forty-two Abu Sayyaf fighters, including a suspect in the beheadings of 10 Marines in July, were killed along with 15 Marines, including five officers. Thirty Abu Sayyaf fighters were believed to have been wounded.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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