The camp of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III on Tuesday claimed that "volunteer" reinforcements from Mindanao have arrived in Sabah.<br /><br />Sultanate spokesman Abraham Idjirani claimed that the sultan's brother, Raja Muda Azzimudie Kiram, now has some 400 men, radio dzBB's Nimfa Ravelo reported.<br /><br />Idjirani claimed some of the reinforcements are "volunteers" from Sulu, Basilan and Tawi-Tawi, while others are supposedly kin of the Kiram followers slain in past clashes.<br /><br />However, he said they are not attacking because the sultan's order for a "ceasefire" remains in effect.<br /><br />Last February, Azzimudie Kiram led a group of armed Kiram followers to Sabah, where they engaged Malaysian forces in a three-week standoff.<br /><br />The standoff ended in deadly clashes on March 1 and 2, leading to Malaysian offensive operations to flush out Kiram's followers.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Idjirani also claimed one group of "volunteer" Kiram followers clashed with Malaysian forces last Saturday and Sunday.<br /><br />But he insisted the Malaysians were the ones who attacked. <strong>- VVP, GMA News</strong><br />
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