Troops clash with Abu Sayyaf in Sulu

By Al Jacinto

Mar 27, 2022 12:16 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Army soldiers clashed with a band of Abu Sayyaf fighters in the southern Philippine province of Sulu on Saturday.

Military officials said members of the 41st Infantry Battalion tracked down and engaged the pro-Islamic State (IS) militants in a gun battle in the village of Bungkaong in Patikul town, one of the few remaining strongholds of the Abu Sayyaf.

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