Lanao clashes continue; MILF denies involvement

MARAWI CITY: An Army private was killed on Tuesday when his convoy came under attack in Wato-Balindong town, Lanao del Sur as it was on the way to reinforce troops pursuing an extremist group in another town.

Private First Class Emmanuel Buhilag of the 51st Infantry Battalion was the lone fatality in the ambush believed carried out by members of the Khilafah Islamiyah Movement (KIM) against the two military trucks around 11 am. The gunmen fled after an hour’s exchange of gunfire with and mortar shelling from the soldiers.