ZAMBOANGA CITY: A pro-IS militant leader was killed in a firefight with soldiers in Sarangani province in the restive southern region of Mindanao, the Army said on Tuesday.
It said Basser Sahak was slain in Daliao village in Maasim town where troops tracked him down on Monday. Sahak, whose group Ansar Al-Khilafah Philippines, was being linked by the 1002nd Infantry Brigade to the spate of bombings and other recent atrocities in General Santos City.
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