ZAMBOANGA CITY: Abu Sayyaf rebels killed three Army soldiers in fierce clashes in southern Philippines where security forces are battling the notorious group tied to the Islamic State, the military said Sunday.

The military said 17 other soldiers were wounded in fighting that erupted on Saturday in Patikul town in Sulu, one of five provinces in the restive Muslim autonomous region in Mindanao.

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