Moro rebels assault Mindanao military base

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Moro rebels launched a daring attack on a military base, firing grenades and automatic weapons and ambushed a government reinforcement that killed several soldiers in Maguindanao province in the Muslim autonomous region.

A rebel spokesman, Abu Misry Mama, said they launched the attack on the army’s mechanized brigade near Datu Saudi Ampatuan town before midnight, surprising troops in the barracks. He said they also attacked a military reinforcement on the highway and killed soldiers.