ZAMBOANGA CITY: The military on Saturday said troops killed at least six Abu Sayyaf militants in separate clashes in Basilan and Sulu provinces where government forces are battling the jihadist group.

Eleven soldiers were also wounded in the fighting since Friday and had been airlifted to a military hospital in Zamboanga City, it added.

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