epa04187270 Members of the Philippine Marines aboard military trucks return to their camp after they were deployed in Patikol town, Jolo, Sulu province in the southern Philippines, 01 May 2014. Twenty six people died and 43 were wounded in action in a clash between Philippine troops and Islamist militants who attempted to retake their captured camp, the military said.The fighting erupted on 29 April in Patikul town on Jolo Island, 1,000 kilometres south of Manila, killing 25 Abu Sayyaf rebels and one marine, said Captain Rowena Muyuela, Spokesperson of Western Mindanao Command. The camp had about 50 makeshift huts that could accommodate around 100 people and bunkers with individual foxholes, he added. The Abu Sayyaf has been linked to the international terrorist network al-Qaeda and its regional arm, Jemaah Islamiyah. EPA/BEN HAJAN
