Members of radical jihadist Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) resumed their attacks in the province of Maguindanao, trading mortar fire and bullets with government forces, killing at least one soldier and wounding two others.

The recent sporadic firefights started Tuesday while troopers were trying to secure the village of Tee, Datu Salibo, Maguindanao, which the military had earlier regained from the extremists on February 21.

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