MANILA: Eight members of a criminal gang that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group were killed in a firefight with the military in southern Philippines, officials said.
The hour-long battle took place on Thursday in Palimbang, a remote town in the south – home to the predominantly Catholic nation’s Muslim minority and the scene of decades of conflict.
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