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The military said “troops should go for the kill” against Jemaah Islamiyah operatives Dulmatin and Umar Patek. Abu Sayyaf is seeking financial and material support via the web. The US Embassy charge d™affaires said Special Forces are operating behind the lines in Sulu.

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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