Sulu gunmen continue to evade Malaysian forces

A Malaysian soldier fires his machinegun in Sungai Nyamuk, a village adjacent to Kampung Tanduo where troops stormed the suspected camp of an armed Filipino group in Lahad Datu on Tuesday. The Sabah clashes sparked after armed followers of the sultan of Sulu arrived from Tawi-Tawi to press an old claim to the resource-rich region. Security officials said scores of gunmen eluded the military dragnet at coastal villages where they had been holed up for weeks. Reuters/Malaysian Defense Ministry