Local ISIS kills soldier, wounds 3 in Lanao Sur

By Al Jacinto

Feb 07, 2023 12:06 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY: A government soldier was killed and three others wounded after local ISIS fighters attacked a group of Marines in the restive Muslim province of Lanao del Sur, a known stronghold of the terrorist group in the southern Philippines.

Police confirmed the weekend attack which occurred in the village of Cabasaran in Marogong town. It said the soldiers are members of the 2nd Marine Battalion Landing Team and the lone fatality was identified as Sgt. Tonti Melbert Pamaran.

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