3 Sayyaf men killed

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Three suspected Abu Sayyaf members were killed in an encounter with government militiamen in a remote village in Sumisip, Basilan last Tuesday, the military said.

The one-hour firefight with the group of Abu Sayyaf leader Samir Habang in Barangay Upper Cabengbeng also left a civilian dead and another wounded. — Roel Pareño

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