MANILA (XINHUA) – Philippine troops have killed a suspected militant in a clash in Maguindanao del Sur province in the southern Philippines, the Philippine Army said yesterday.
In a report, the Army said that the alleged militant was killed yesterday morning after a five-minute clash in the village in Datu Salibo town following a tip from the villagers about the militants’ presence in the area. Troops seized a 45 calibre pistol and explosives from the clashed site, read the report.
The militant, a small armed group aligned with the Islamic State group, is blamed for bombings and other atrocities in the Central Mindanao region in the southern Philippines.
