| Filipino soldiers carry a wounded comrade at a military base in Marawi city, Lanao del Sur province, southern Philippines on Sunday Aug. 17, 2008. A Philippine army spokesman says four soldiers and 3 militiamen have been killed by suspected Muslim guerrillas in the country's volatile south where a massive government offensive dislodged hundreds of rebels last week from Christian villages after a three-day battle. (AP Photo) |
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ILIGAN CITY (Updated, 4 p.m.) -- An Army official said hundreds of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels have withdrawn from Kolambugan and Kauswagan townships in Lanao del Norte leaving 24 civilians dead.
Brigadier General Hilario Atendido, commander of the military's Task Force Tabak, said the rebels under Commander Bravo pulled out from Kolambugan town around noontime, taking with them a number of adult men while freeing the children and women they earlier took as hostages.
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