GOVERNMENT forces pounded on the extremist Abu Sayyaf Group and killed 13 jihadists, as combined elements of the army, navy, air force and the Philippine National Police (PNP) intensify their pursuit of the ASG, which earlier killed 18 soldiers in a clash in Basilan.

Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla Jr., spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AF), said reports from the AFP-Western Mindanao (Westmincom) show the jihadists died Sunday during clashes in Basilan’s Tipo-Tipo town.

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