ZAMBOANGA CITY—Officials of Sumisip town, Basilan province asked members of Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF), armed wing of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to leave a villae in the town to calm people down.
Sumisip Mayor Andan Hataman said at least 1,000 residents of Sukaten village had fled their homes when BIAF members clashed with government soldiers, leaving two soldiers and a guerrilla wounded
Three smaller communities—Campo Tres, Punoh Kilale and Kahawaan—were in the crossfire, said the mayor.
Most residents of Sukaten had sought shelter in another village, Tumahubong. They go to Sukaten only during daytime to tend to their farms and animals.
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