Soldier, 5 rebels dead in Mindanao clash – army

FIVE were killed during a weekend ground and air assault by Philip group in a restive southern region,

of Mindanao Saturday, according

One soldier and at least five were killed in the clash, he said, -

“They have enough people to conduct atrocities, and they are

considers Mindanao as its rebellion in the region had

Last year another group pledging allegiance to IS occupied the Mindanao city of Marawi and

In response to that violence, President Rodrigo Duterte put

- tinued as a network of rebel groups operating on the island

AFP PHOTO This undated handout from the Army’s 6th Infantry Division shows troops standing next to the bodies of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) killed in the clash in Datu Unsay town, Maguindanao province.