The members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) which had entered pact with the Aquino government had clashed with Maute group, a crime gang that had declared its affiliation with the international terror network, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The Maute members are fleeing military operations in Butig, a town in Lanao del Sur that Maute occupied.
During the clash, a member of MILF was seriously wounded, said the MILF military chief, Von Al Haq.
Al Haq said at least 50 Maute gunmen had tried to enter the perimeter of the MILF’s Sultan Base when they clashed with MILF members.
He said the clash took place as MILF tried to drive away the “intruders.”
Al Haq could not say whether the Maute group had suffered casualties in the clash but Tan said based on reports, some gang members had been wounded, or even killed.
The military later said it drove the local terror group out of Butig after days of fighting.
Source: ABS-CBN
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