COTABATO CITY - Four government soldiers were killed in an ambush Sunday in the restive Muslim province of Maguindanao del Sur in southern Philippines, officials said.
Officials said the soldiers were in a vehicle returning to base when gunmen attacked them with automatic weapons in the village of Tuayan 1 in Datu Hoffer town.
The attack occured during the holy month of Ramadan.
Maj. Gen. Alex Rillera, commander of the 6th Infantry Division, condemned the killings and ordered security forces to hunt down the ambushers.
"Nabatid na galing sa bayan at namili ng mga pagkain para sa kanilang pa “iftar” sa mga kapatid na muslim sa komunidad na nag aayuno malapit sa patrol base ng mga sundalo. Napag-alaman na tuwing Ramadan ay nakaugalian na ng tropa na magsagawa ng "Iftar" sa mga sibilyang muslim na pinoprotektahan ng mga sundalo," he said.
“Kinokondena natin sa pinakamataas na antas ang brutal na pagpatay sa ating tropa," he added.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for the ambush, but the province is a stronghold of the IS-Philippines of Dawlah Islamiya, blamed by authorities for the spate of deadly attacks on military and civilian targets in the South. (Mindanao Examiner)
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