An Army Scout Ranger was killed and four others were wounded in a gunbattle with the Abu Sayyaf bandit group in Sulu, the military said Sunday evening.
Armed Forces of the Philippines public affairs head Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc said over Twitter that the firefight with the Abu Sayyaf occurred at 4 p.m. on Sunday.
He said at least one Abu Sayyaf bandit was killed while another was wounded
The clash came a week after 44 police Special Action Force troopers were killed in a clash with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Mamasapano in Maguindanao. The elite police officers had been sent to arrest two international terrorists in the area.
The government and the MILF, who signed a peace agreement in 2014, are both investigating the clash. Seventeen MILF fighters and at least seven civilians were also killed in the fighting.
The government and the MILF, who signed a peace agreement in 2014, are both investigating the clash. Seventeen MILF fighters and at least seven civilians were also killed in the fighting.
"We have brave warriors who continuously fight the terrorists and criminals in the jungles of Sulu. Let us remember and pray for them too," Cabunoc said in a separate tweet.
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