CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao — The military here announced the death of three members of an extremist Moro group linked to the terrorist Islamic State (IS) and the injury of four others in a series of clashes with government troops before dawn on Sunday in Shariff Mustafa town.
Government forces were on their way to a remote village in Shariff Saydona Mustapha to verify the presence of IS-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) when they were ambushed, triggering a brief firefight at past 5 a.m. in the area.
Major Gen. Juvymax Uy, commander of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said the gunmen were under BIFF subleader Muslimin Amelil who is wanted for his alleged involv…
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