Philippine troops kill 12 Abu Sayyaf militants in clashes

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Fri, 2019-04-12 10:57

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines: The Philippine military says 12 Abu Sayyaf militants have been killed in clashes as army troops pressed an offensive in a southern province after the extremists were blamed for the deadly bombing of a Roman Catholic cathedral.
The military’s Western Mindanao Command says the 12 militants were killed in four separate clashes Thursday in mountainous Patikul town in Sulu province. The bodies of two of the slain militants were retrieved.
It says several army scout rangers were wounded.

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