Four suspected terrorists and one military personnel died in 2 skirmishes Wednesday night in Lanao del Sur.
COTABATO, Philippines – Four alleged members of Dawlah Islamiyah ISIS terror group were killed and one military personnel died in a pair of fierce encounters Wednesday night, May 31, in an interior village of Marogong town, Lanao del Sur province.
“We have our Scene of the Crime Operatives now in the area conducting further investigation, we have information received that there were also civilians rescued”, Nobleza said. Information gathered showed that at past 7 pm Wednesday the Joint Task Force Group -Haribon, led by a certain First Lieutenant Manuel with his combat group from the scout ranger company, engaged a close combat firefight with DI-Maute members. After the smoke had gone, one body from the DI-Maute was recovered, a government soldier was killed identified as Private First Class Jemric Pol Cotingjo and three others were wounded.
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