ZAMBOANGA CITY: A notorious rebel leader wanted in the Philippines and the United States was wounded in a clash with government troops on Tuesday in Maguindanao.
Brigadier General Edmundo Pangilinan said Abdul Basit Usman, who has links with al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiya, managed to escape a military dragnet, but two other suspected rebels were killed by soldiers who raided a Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) hideout in Libutan village in Shariff Saydona Mustapha town.
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