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- Journalists stumble upon gunman in combat zone
- Several journalists managed to enter Tanjung Labian, thinking it was safe, but were forced to flee after encountering a gunman.
- Two cops wounded in overnight gun battle
- UPDATED 12.45PM The General Operations Force men were injured after a gun battle that lasted from 8pm yesterday until 4am.
- Police deny shooting Filipino immigrants in Sandakan
- Sabah CPO Hamza Taib has dismissed reports that security forces were persecuting Filipino immigrants in Sandakan.
- 27 men in 3 boats arrested off Tanjung Batu
- IGP Ismail Omar says the men of uncertain origin looked suspicious, but no arms were found on board the boats.
- Another intruder attempting to break cordon killed
- UPDATED 1.28PM 'At around 6am this morning, one of the intruders attempted to escape from the cordon at Tanjung Batu.'
- Armed Forces chief says intruders gone into hiding
- UPDATED 6.25PM The remnants of the Sulu intruders have gone into hiding, says Armed Forces chief Gen Zulkifeli Mohd Zin.
- Killed Sulu general not Azzimudie, says IGP
- UPDATED 12.40PM It is concluded that the man was one of their leaders from his attire, but his exact identity has yet to be verified.
- Claims of fresh explosions as fighter jets spotted
- 'We saw three jet fighters flying towards Kampung Tanduo and then we heard some eight explosions,' says a villager.
- Security forces kill Sulu 'general', 31 others
- UPDATED 7PM The IGP says security forces killed 31 intruders and a ‘general’ in Tanjung Batu last night. [VIDEO INSIDE]
- Sabah will remain with M'sia forever, declares Najib
- UPDATED 5.25PM 'We will defend this principle, fact and reality with absoluteness and the entire strength we have,' vows the PM.
- M'sia rejects ceasefire unless militants surrender
- UPDATED 4.30PM Ops Daulat will continue for 'as long as it takes' to flush out the intruders, says PM. [VIDEO INSIDE]
- Lahad Datu water facilities safe despite poisoning fears
- A water treatment plant worker says that the dry taps in the area was not due to poisoning but because of shorter operation hours.
- Najib visits Lahad Datu conflict zone
- UPDATED 3PM The PM is said to be keen on personally observing the ongoing Ops Daulat aganst the Sulu intruders.
- 9 bodies were from Friday skirmish, says forces chief
- UPDATED 9PM For now, it appears the armed intruders had not suffered any casualty from yesterday's bombing raid.
- Security forces move into Tanjung Batu, more killed
- UPDATED 8.45PM IGP says fighting occurred as forces moved into the neighbouring village, but he is unsure as to the number of enemies killed.
- CID, forensic teams attacked in 'safe zone'
- UPDATED 8.20PM They were attacked when entering the area to collect evidence, after clearance had already been issued.
- Photos released of 13 dead intruders
- UPDATED 6.23PM Photos depicting 13 casualties were released today - a day after the bombing raid on Kg Tanduo. [VIDEO INSIDE]
- Displaced villagers plead for food supplies
- Milk for infants, blankets and medical assistance are other needs at centres for some 1,500 people. [VIDEO INSIDE]
- One intruder believed dead in fresh clash in Lahad Datu
- UPDATED 2.05PM Malaysian security forces were fired upon about 6.45am, says the police chief, resulting in an intruder being shot. [VIDEO INSIDE]
- Security forces widen search for escapees
- UPDATED 1.55PM Security forces are pursuing the intruders over a radius of more or less 4 sq km, says IGP Ismail Omar.
- IGP: Security forces still hunting for enemies
- ‘The mopping-up operations cover an area of 4 sq km,’ says Ismail Omar, adding that some intruders may still be in the zone.
- 'No evidence Moro fighters will also attack Sabah'
- UPDATED 3.55PM 'We should not entertain that. There is no evidence,' says Ahmad Zahid Hamidi of the claim in a Manila media report.
- Heavy military build-up near Kg Tanduo
- It is not certain if the military is trying to widen its perimeter around Kg Tanduo or whether the forces plan to move in on the village.
- Some intruders escape from police cordon
- UPDATED 8PM Residents desert two villages after intruders breached the security forces’ perimeter. [VIDEOS INSIDE]
- Poser over beheading of police in Semporna
- Bodies of the fallen have been returned to their families, yet the police can't confirm if one of them was beheaded.
- Enemy trying to lower police morale, says IGP
- UPDATED 11PM Those behind the armed intruders in Sabah are spreading malicious rumours to lower police morale, says the IGP.
- Police searching for more gunmen in Semporna
- UPDATED 2.51PM With seven bodies found to date, the Sabah police are of the view that there is no one else. [VIDEOS INSIDE]
- Lahad Datu struggles to return to normalcy
- While the army has come and gone from the town, many residents remain anxious. Business has slowed and the nights are quiet.
- Kg Tanduo villagers in limbo after Sulu incursion
Some who fled in the mass exodus to a neighbouring village, Tanjung Labian, live in fly-infested makeshift shacks.
- 12 dead, including six cops, in Semporna firefight
- The 24-hour standoff has resulted in the death of six police officers. Six other bodies were recovered and their identities are unknown.