[ April 25, 2024 ]
Savages. Respect it, islamophobes.
Dutch birdwatcher who was held for seven years by ISIS-linked rebels is killed by his captors as he tried to escape during a firefight in the Philippines
- Ewold Horn had been held since 2012 by Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group
- He was fatally wounded as soldiers fought a gun battle with the jihadists
- The Dutch foreign ministry confirmed that Horn died in an ‘exchange of fire’
By Leigh Mcmanus For Mailonline and Afp, June 1, 2019
A Dutch birdwatcher held by Islamic State-linked militants was killed Friday during a firefight between his kidnappers and soldiers in the southern Philippines, according to the military, which said he was shot by his captors as he tried to escape.
Story continues below advertisementEwold Horn had been held since 2012 by the Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group and was fatally wounded as soldiers fought a 90-minute gun battle with the jihadists on their stronghold, Jolo island.
The Dutch foreign ministry confirmed Horn died in an ‘exchange of fire’, adding that it was investigating the exact circumstances of his death.
Soldiers prepare to evacuate wounded and dead bodies as pursuit operations continue in Patikul of the province of Sulu, after the fight between soldiers and kidnappers of IS-linked militant Ewold Horn
Philippine Brigadier General Divino Rey Pabayo said in a statement that ‘Horn was shot by one of his guards when he tried to escape from the Abu Sayyaf during this morning’s gunfight’.
The military’s account could not be independently confirmed.
The southern Philippines is home to numerous armed groups, several of which are linked to the decades-old insurgency aiming to create a Muslim homeland in the Christian-majority nation’s deep south.
Horn was on an expedition to photograph rare birds on the remote Tawi-Tawi island group in the southern Philippines when he was abducted by unknown gunmen and turned over to the Abu Sayyaf.
Dutchman Ewold Horn poses for photo in Tawi-Tawi prior to his abduction in Tawi-TawiHorn was seized along with Lorenzo Vinciguerra, a Swiss national who managed to escape in 2014 during a gunbattle between soldiers and his captors.
‘We express our deep condolences to Mr Horn’s family and loved ones,’ Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman Salvador Panelo said in a statement.
‘We vow to pursue his killers to the ends of the earth until they are brought to justice.’
A handout photo made available 31 May 2019 by the Armed Forces of the Philippines – Joint Task Force Sulu shows Filipino soldiers inspecting a temporary shelter, where Ewold Horn, a Dutch photographer, was held hostage by Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf group militants
Abu Sayyaf has been blamed for some of the worst terror attacks in Philippine history, including repeated kidnappings of foreigners, who are often held for huge ransoms.
Philippine officials assert the group was behind the deadly January bombing of a Catholic cathedral on Jolo island during Sunday mass that was the worst attack to hit the nation in years.
The bombing was claimed by the Islamic State, which has worked to maintain a presence in the Philippines as its caliphate crumbled in the Middle East.
Abu Sayyaf was active in the Philippines years before linking up with Islamic State, and has supported its violent activities with kidnapping.
Bird watchers Swiss Lorenzo Vinciguerra (C), Dutchman Ewold Horn (L), and Filipino guide Ivan Sarenas (R) prepare their meal in Tawi-Tawi prior to their abduction.The group has held hostages over the course of years as it negotiated ransoms, but has also shown a willingness to kill its captives.
Abu Sayyaf beheaded German hostage Jurgen Kantner, 70, in 2017 after its demands for a roughly $600,000 (£475,590) ransom were not met.
Two Canadian hostages kidnapped from yachts moored at a marina on a tourist island in the southern Philippines were also beheaded in 2016 after demands for ransoms of similar amounts went unfulfilled.
The military said Friday that the group was believed to hold at least two Filipinos and a Vietnamese national, but it could not be sure they were still alive.
It added that a woman named Mingayan Sahiron, which the army identified as the second wife of a top Abu Sayyaf leader, was also killed in Friday’s gunbattle.
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17 Comments
4 years ago
Heartbreaking. Poor guy. The religion
of peace has “enriched” him to death.
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
He looks like he lives next door. I’m not far from the Dutch
border. But here in the area it looks more like North Africa.
Dutch and Scandinavians are usually very friendly people.
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
My region still seems to be firmly in German hands.
But 50 meters further on, for everyone to see, Islamic
territory begins, one vegetable seller after the other.
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
Still they use smiling their sharp knives only to
cut vegetables and halal meat. The Phillipines
show what happens when they take command.
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
He should have better observed the birds on the
IJsselmeer or the Frisian islands, then he would
still be alive and his mother wouldn’t have to cry.
4 years ago
Times have changed for the worse there in the Phils. ISIS terrorists are based on the large southern Mindinao island, where Wendell Fertig had refused to surrender to the Japanese in 1942. When the American army landed there later in the war, Fertig’s 30,000-strong volunteers greeted them at the beaches with a regimental band.
4 years ago
Reply to
Bill
I READ HIS STORY WHEN I WAS A KID IN FACT I READ IT MORE THAN ONCE. GREAT BOOK !!! JUST CAN’T REMEMBER THE TITLE THOUGH. OF COURSE IT’S BEEN 50 YEARS OR SO.
4 years ago
Reply to
Sgtsnuffy
I first read about him from W.E.B. Griffin’s series of books about The Corps. His 7th in the series is titled ‘Behind the Lines’. An afterword page mentions Fertig’s actual accomplishments, but the whole novel is about the ‘US Forces in the Philippines’. Interesting stuff.
4 years ago
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. I’ll bet this Dutch moron thought muslums “good”, “honorable”, “decent” people right up until they kidnapped him.
4 years ago
SAVAGES !!!!
4 years ago
And it is still considered “controversial” or “inflammatory” in the West to criticize Islam. Sigh.
4 years ago
President Duarte’s spokesman said ‘We vow to pursue his killers to the ends of the earth until they are brought to justice.’
Time like this you realize why the Philippines had been under martial law for over 4o years.
IN the Philippines the good thin is that the Military kills the killers when they find them. It is a very workable system with very effective rules of engagement.
4 years ago
Reply to
1PierreMontagne1
They obviously know where they are, why haven’t they brought them to justice? Just another politician’s mouth moving.
4 years ago
We must bring Abu Sayyaf here to America where we will elect him to congress. Along with omar it would insure a lovely sharia America!
Proscribe islam or you will be a slave or worse to sharia.
4 years ago
Stories like this make me realize “There’s no place like home” — at least for now…
4 years ago
Reply to
SoylentGreen
We should always be grateful for what we have, for many people elsewhere have it much worse.
4 years ago
THE PHILIPPINOES SHOULD WIPE THE ISLAMICS OUT !!!!!
