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Philippine troops kill 10 suspected Muslim militants in deadliest clash so far this year
Military says the operation targeted key DI-MG figures and recovered firearms, an explosive device and improvised explosive components.
- On Friday, Philippine Army troops and police killed 10 members of the Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group during an operation in Lanao del Sur while attempting to serve arrest warrants on the suspected militants.
- The operation targeted Amerol Mangoranca, a senior DI-MG leader and planner of the December 23, 2023, Mindanao State University bombing in Marawi City that killed four Catholics and wounded more than 30 others.
- Government forces suffered no casualties during the engagement, recovering two M16 rifles, an M14 rifle, a.30 caliber M1 Garand, a revolver, and improvised explosive components while rescuing an infant found at the scene.
- 1st Infantry Division commander Major General Yegor Rey Barroquillo Jr. called the operation a "defining chapter," stating, "Our forces have struck a decisive blow and we will continue forward until enduring peace is fully secured."
- Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region director Police Brig. Gen. Jaysen De Guzman credited inter-agency coordination for the mission's success, as the military plans intensified operations to prevent extremist resurgence in the region.
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Philippine troops kill 10 suspected Muslim militants in deadliest clash so far this year
Philippine forces have killed 10 suspected Muslim militants in the deadliest clash so far this year with the remaining rebels waging a considerably weakened separatist insurgency.
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AlKhaleej TodayPhilippine troops kill 10 militants linked to Marawi siege network
MANILA, April 17 — Philippine security forces killed 10 alleged armed Islamist militants today who resisted an attempt to arrest them, police said.The firefight with police and soldiers happened in the Muslim-populated south of the mainly Catholic Asian nation, where remnants of Islamic State-inspired groups operate.Among the dead was Amerol Mangoranca, leader of an armed group called the Maute-Dawlah Islamiya, a regional police report said.The …
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