Soldier killed, 7 others wounded in Basilan (Sensitive Content Warning)

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Gunmen raid army post in Basilan province

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Suspected Islamists attacked an army ranger post in the town of Ungkaya Pukan in the Muslim province of Basilan in southern Philippines sparking a gun battle that forced at least 300 people fleeing their homes to safety, police said.

Troops recover roadside bomb in North Cotabato

COTABATO CITY – Government troops recovered a roadside bomb in North Cotabato’s Pikit town in southern Philippines with security spokesman Maj. Andrew Linaw said the improvised explosive was lacking a mechanism to set it off.

Egyptian, Filipino jihadists surrender in southern Philippines

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine military is holding a young Egyptian jihadist whose mother blew herself up in an attack on an army checkpoint in 2019 in the southern province of Sulu, officials said Friday.