According to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), soldiers are now running after 40 to 80 members of a group related to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI).
Thousands of residents of Butig, Lanao del Sur have left their homes due to an ongoing firefight between government troops and a local terror group.
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Office of Civil Defense said around 2,000 civilians have left their homes to avoid getting caught in the crossfire.
The provincial and municipal disaster risk reduction and management offices are now taking care of the welfare of internally displaced persons due to the firefight.
According to Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesman Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla, three soldiers were already killed and six others were wounded in the sporadic firefights since Saturday night.
Padilla said soldiers are now running after 40 to 80 members of a group related to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). He said JI remnants led by brothers Abdullah and Omar Maute have regrouped.
"JI affiliated group whose leadership has been neutralized and we thought disbanded. But apparently this group is still there led by this two brothers and they harassed our units in Butig."
Air strikes are being done in the area where the rebels are allegedly seeking refuge, while air and artillery supports are already on the ground.
Padilla also said they are verifying the death of around 40 members of the terror group including an Indonesian national.
http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/02/23/thousands-residents-displaced-lanao-del-sur-firefights-afp-government-troops-jemaah-islamiyah.html
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