The government on Monday expressed confidence that the joint cease-fire committee with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) can help resolve the new clashes with the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), a Palace official said.

Fighting on Sunday between government troops and the BIFF, a splinter group of the MILF, left five soldiers and 18 insurgents from the BIFF dead.

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