52 killed as rebels clash with soldiers
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Twenty-five soldiers and 27 militants have been killed in clashes on southern island of Jolo, the Philippine military said today.
The clashes began Thursday when suspected Abu Sayyaf extremists ambushed a truck carrying troops headed to market, then fought a gun battle with soldiers in pursuit, said Maj. Eugene Batara, spokesman for the military’s Western Mindanao Command.
Ten more soldiers and an undetermined number of militants were injured, Batara said.
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