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| Soldier killed, 5 injured in Philippine ambush |
| 2012-08-10 |
| One soldier was killed while 5 others were injured in an ambush by Muslim rebels in Maguindanao Thursday afternoon. Commodore Romeo Santiago Nebres, spokesman for the Eastern Mindanao Command, said that two military units conducting separate security patrols were attacked by members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), a breakaway group of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). The troops fought back and engaged the rebels in a gun battle which lasted until 7 p.m. Thursday. Meanwhile, the body of a soldier reported missing hours after BIFF members attacked military detachments in Maguindanao last weekend was recovered on Friday morning. The MILF is holding peace talks with the Aquino administration. The government has said that recent BIFF attacks won't derail the talks. |
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