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Government troops started an assault operation against the rebels on...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eEnglish/Nat  \u003cbr/\u003eThe Philippine President vowed on Sunday to destroy the Abu Sayyef rebels, who are holding 19 hostages in the mountains of the southern Island of Jolo. \u003cbr/\u003eGovernment troops started an assault operation against the rebels on Saturday morning.\u003cbr/\u003ePresident Joseph Estrada spoke at a news conference on Sunday, along with General Angelo Reyes, the Armed Forces Chief of Staff.\u003cbr/\u003eReyes said that all 19 hostages are safe, contrary to rumours that some of  them had been executed.\u003cbr/\u003ePresident Estrada had flown to Zamboanga earlier on Sunday morning for a briefing from top military officials regarding the military operations against the Abu Sayyaf rebels in nearby Jolo.\u003cbr/\u003eThe military pounded the camps of Muslim rebels with mortars on Saturday and thousands of troops continued their assault to free 19 foreign and Filipino hostages, but found no sign of the captives.\u003cbr/\u003ePresidential press secretary Ricardo Puno said on the second day of the offensive that troops had not seen the hostages, who include an American.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The rebels are clearly moving them from place to place,\" he said.\u003cbr/\u003eThe military imposed a news blackout after launching the pre-dawn attack on Saturday aimed at rescuing the hostages, including six foreigners, held by the Abu Sayyaf rebels on remote Jolo island.\u003cbr/\u003eRebel leader Ghalib \"Robot\" Andang called a government emissary after the attack began and asked for a ceasefire. \u003cbr/\u003eBut he made no offer to release the hostages.\u003cbr/\u003eOfficials said clashes were continuing on Sunday and that the military had overrun two rebel camps, including the area where two French journalists had been held, but found no hostages.\u003cbr/\u003eResidents said mortars were relentlessly pounding rebel positions in the hills of Jolo.\u003cbr/\u003eOne woman died and four other civilians were being treated at a Jolo hospital.\u003cbr/\u003eThey said they were in a group of about 10 people strafed by the military because one was wearing camouflage clothing.\u003cbr/\u003eOther injured civilians were unable to pass through tight military blockades to reach the hospital, they said.\u003cbr/\u003eGeneral Angelo Reyes, Armed Forces Chief of Staff, said there have been four soldiers wounded in action, three on Saturday and one on Sunday, but no soldier were killed in the attacks. \u003cbr/\u003eSix bodies of rebels were recovered and 20 suspected guerrillas had been taken captive.\u003cbr/\u003eVarious Abu Sayyaf factions are holding an American Muslim, two French journalists, three Malaysians, a Filipino captured in April and 12 Filipino Christian evangelists.\u003cbr/\u003eBefore they began their kidnapping spree in March, the heavily armed Abu Sayyaf had fewer than 200 members.\u003cbr/\u003eThat ballooned to more than 3-thousand, as large ransoms reportedly paid by Libya and Malaysia for the release of other hostages attracted many new recruits on impoverished Jolo, the military says.\u003cbr/\u003eEstrada had announced on Saturday that he decided to order the assault after the rebels, who claim to be fighting for an independent Islamic state.\u003cbr/\u003eFrance, Germany and Malaysia expressed concern that the attack could endanger the lives of the captives.\u003cbr/\u003eBut President Estrada said that the military troops have been told that the safety of the hostages is of great importance to the mission. \u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Our boys in the Philippines National Police must adhere to the following guidelines. First, our immediate and paramount concern is the safety of the hostages. The armed forces and the police should exert all means to safely rescue the victims from their captures. Second, there should be a quick solution of this situation. We should destroy Abu Sayyaf  so they can no longer engage in kidnap for ransom activities and this should deter all the groups from doing the same. Third, we should be able to offer this to the least harm to the innocent civilians and damage to civilian properties. Fourth, there should be close cooperation amongst all agencies involved to do this task.\" \u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Joseph Estrada, Philippines President\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"As of yesterday, when the military were overtaking the camp of the Abu Sayyaf where our group were being held up, we were told that there were no remains of the members our group, which were allegedly shot by various squads. According to this reliable informant, our group was not massacred and are still very much alive at this time.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Frank Rola, preacher, Jesus Miracle crusade\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"All hostages, based on reportes, and I'm talking about the 19 hostages still currently reported with the Abu Sayyaf group, all the hostages from all reports are alive. There have been no reports from the field to indicate that any of them had been any casualties.\"    \u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: General Angelo Reyes, Armed Forces Chief of Staff\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"We've had six engagements and this has resutled in six killed on the Abu Sayyef side. And this is the body count -- we have counted six causalities on their side.  20 suspected Abu Sayyaf individuals had been captured and they're undergoing interrogation.\"    \u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: General Angelo Reyes, Armed Forces Chief of Staff\u003cbr/\u003e Zamboanga, Philippines - September 16 and 17, 2000 \u003cbr/\u003eSeptember 17, 2000 \u003cbr/\u003e1. President Estrada walks from aircraft saluting\u003cbr/\u003e2. Cutaway of soldiers standing in line\u003cbr/\u003e3. President Estrada enters briefing room\u003cbr/\u003e4. Various of briefing \u003cbr/\u003e5. Various of military check points in city\u003cbr/\u003eSeptember 16, 2000\u003cbr/\u003e6. U-S Embassy officals disembarking from aircraft, various\u003cbr/\u003e7. Police patrols on motorbikes, various\u003cbr/\u003eSeptember 17, 2000 \u003cbr/\u003e8. Wide shot of President Estrada at new conference \u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Joseph Estrada, Philippines President\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide of conference\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Member, Jesus Miracle Crusade \u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide shot of JMC members reading newspapers\u003cbr/\u003e10. General Angelo Reyes, Armed Forces Chief of Staff, at a news conference\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: (English) General Angelo Reyes, Armed Forces Chief of Staff\u003cbr/\u003e12. Cut away of reporters\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE: (English) General Angelo Reyes, Armed Forces Chief of Staff\u003cbr/\u003e14. 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