Nine suspected Filipino militants belonging to the local Islamic State chapter were captured after a brief firefight in the southern Philippines on Saturday but two sub-leaders of the group escaped, the military said.
The police, backed by army and navy commandoes, launched a dawn raid in Tuburan, a town in Lanao del Sur...
Philippines: Military, Police Capture 9 Suspected Islamic State Militants
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