Philippine army kills 11 Muslim rebels, girl caught in a crossfire
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MANILA-Philippine soldiers on Thursday killed 11 members of a Muslim guerrilla faction, an army commander said, underscoring volatility in the resource-rich south of the country as a new government seeks ways to end decades of conflict.
Troops battled rebels of the small but violent Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters for hours on Mindanao island and a 15 year-old girl was caught in crossfire and killed, said Colonel Cirilito Sobejana.
"It's very unfortunate," Sobejana told reporters. "In every war, there's really collateral damage. We cannot yet establish whose side had killed the girl."
