November 18 2016
Fighting between Philippine security forces and Abu Sayyaf militants in the country's south has left 14 dead, says the military, as reported by Agence France-Presse.
Troops encountered as many as 150 members of the terrorist group on Friday on the in Patikul in Sulu province, said a regional military spokesman cited by GMA (Philippines).
Four soldiers were killed and nine others wounded in a subsequent 45-minute firefight. Ten militants were killed in the clash, said the...
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