Two soldiers and two Khilafah Islamiyah Movement (KIM) members were killed in continuing clashes between the military and the extremist group since Saturday in the village of Bayabao (Poblacion) in Butig town, Lanao del Sur province, a known lair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels.

Col. Roseller Murillo, commander of the Marawi City-based Philippine Army 103rd Infantry Brigade, told The Manila Times that more troops were deployed in the hinterlands of Butig to hunt down the rebel group.

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