Government troops patrol Basilan province in southern
Three government soldiers were killed in a clash with suspected Abu Sayyaf rebels in the southern Philippine
According to the Mindanao Human
Rights Action Center, the weekend fighting erupted in the village of Silangkum
The fighting also triggered a mass
evacuation and the some 300 villagers have fled their homes for fear they would
be caught in the cross-fire.
Village officials said some of the
civilians have returned home. The human rights center said it is monitoring the
situation in the town.
There was no immediate statement from the army about the fighting or the displacement of civilians due to the violence.
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