ZAMBOANGA CITY: Three Army soldiers were injured in fierce clashes that erupted on Tuesday between security forces and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in Maguindanao province in southern Mindanao.

The fighting was so fierce in Shariff Saydona Mustapha town that the 6th Infantry Division radioed the Air Force for a pair of MD-520 attack helicopters to support ground troops fighting the jihadists.

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