Asian Terror Cells raided in Philippines and Indonesia

In a simultaneous raid as a part of 'war against terror', five wanteds were arrested , one killed
while five others escaped , a joint sorce of Al Zazeera and agencies reports.
"Security forces in the Philippines and Indonesia have conducted raids on the hideouts of suspected Muslim fighters, killing one and arresting five."
While in Indonesia, police arrested two wanted men in Sulawesi province, injuring one of them, Sanjali Uttoh, been linked to several bombings in South-East Asia, was the prize catch of the Philippine raid. Police said he has alleged ties to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) , a Muslim separatist group with whom the government is trying to revive peace talks.Uttoh's aide, Mohammed Uttoh Ampatuan, was shot dead after fighters opened fire on troops using rubber boats to storm an island in Laguna lake, about 40km from the capital, Senior Superintendent of Asher Dolina said.
Dolina said on Friday: "For the past week we have been monitoring this group. This group is composed of former MILF special operations group and we have intelligence reports that this group teaches the Abu Sayyaf in bomb-making."
"In Indonesia, the two men arrested, Basri and Adrin, are believed to be the leader and second-in-command of a gang behind 14 cases of violence in Poso, in Central Sulawesi, including the beheadings of three Christian girls in 2005 and assassinations of Christian clergy."
Muhammad Tahir, a Poso police spokesman, said the group had links to Jemaah Islamiyah, a South-East Asian network blamed for attacks including the 2002 Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people.
"They have the mission to make all of Poso Islam," he said.