Philippine troops kill 9 Islamist militants including 2 involved in recent Catholic Mass bombing

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MANILA - Government troops killed nine members of a pro-Islamic State group in the southern Philippines, the military said on Saturday, including two suspects in a deadly blast at a Roman Catholic mass...

Four soldiers were wounded during the counter terrorism operation on Thursday and Friday in Lanao del Sur province, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said in a statement, but all are in stable...


Among those killed were the two named suspects in the Dec 3 bombing in a university gymnasium in Marawi that killed at least four people and injured 50 others.

“The precision and unwavering dedication exhibited in this operation … delivered swift and decisive justice for the victims of the despicable attack,” military chief Romeo Brawner said in a statement. “This...

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