4 TERRORISTS, SOLDIER SLAIN IN LANAO DEL SUR CLASH

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Four suspected members of the terrorist group Dawlah Islamiya and a soldier were killed and three other soldiers were wounded in an encounter in Marogong, Lanao del Sur yesterday.

The slain terrorists have yet to be identified.

Pfc. Jemric Pol Contingo died of a gunshot to the head. Cpls. Cronel Ducrao and Regi Macahilig and Pfc. Noel Notario were wounded.

Brig. Gen. Allan Nobleza, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao police director, said the clash occurred in Barangay Piangologan when the terrorists fired at soldiers who responded to the reported sighting of heavily armed men in the area.

The military said high-powered firearms were recovered at the scene of the encounter.

Last week, the Dawlah Islamiya had threatened to attack the town center if the police would not release its members who were arrested in a series of law enforcement operations in recent weeks.

2023-06-01T16:44:01Z dg43tfdfdgfd