Philippine troops kill 12 suspected Muslim rebels in clash that wounded 7 soldiers

The Independent— Philippine troops have killed the leader of a small Muslim rebel group and eleven of his men blamed for past bombings and extortion in a clash in the country’s south

KIFI—Philippine troops kill 12 suspected Muslim rebels in clash that wounded seven soldiers. MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops have killed the leader of a small Muslim rebel group and eleven of his men blamed for past bombings and extortion in a clash in the country’s south. Seven soldiers were wounded in the hourlong gunbattle Monday against members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in a marshy hinterland

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