An armored personnel carrier near damaged buildings in Butig, Lanado del Sur after the military retook the town from the Maute Group. (photo by Richel Umel, AFP)
A soldier was killed in a clash with suspected members of the Maute Group in Lanao Del Sur Monday afternoon, Western Mindanao Command Spokesperson Major Filemon Tan said.
Aside from the slain member of the 1st Scout Ranger Company, Tan said an undetermined number of the gunmen were also killed or wounded.
The clash happened as government forces continue to pursue the Maute Group after dislodging the extremists from the town of Butig following a weeklong offensive.
"As of December 6, 7 a.m., fire missions were delivered to enemy locations. The enemy has, to date, incurred 63 killed and 17 wounded, while the troops suffered one killed and 38 wounded in action," Tan said.
Meanwhile a police officer was wounded in a firefight during a joint operation on the home of Farhana Maute, mother of Maute Group’s founder, in Butig early Tuesday morning.
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