SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao:  Philippine Army troops of the 6th Infantry Division (6ID) recovered more powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in two enclaves of pro-Islamic State terrorists belonging to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) after a series of clashes in Maguindanao.

Maj. Arvin Encinas, spokesman for the 6ID, said on Saturday that three more followers of Abu Toraife, leader of the most radical BIFF faction, were killed in the ensuing gunfights.