Iran Press/ Asia: In a report, the military said fighting broke out early Sunday morning when a joint team of troops and police officers went to serve an arrest warrant at a hideout of Bangsamoro group in Datu Paglas town in Maguindanao del Sur province.
The Bangsamoro group allegedly fired upon the law enforcers, resulting in a shootout that killed seven suspects of the group and wounded a police officer.
According to the report, the government forces seized firearms and ammunition, including M16 rifles and pistols, in the wake of the clash.
The Bangsamoro group, a small armed group aligned with the ISIS, is blamed for bombings and other atrocities in the Central Mindanao region in the southern Philippines. The group broke off from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front when the latter agreed to negotiate a peace pact with the government in 2014, Xinhua reported.
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