3 Filipino sympathizers of ISIS killed in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine forces have killed three suspected sympathizers of ISIS but failed to capture their leader in a clash in the country's south.
Army Maj. Gen. Rafael Valencia says troops seized two rifles and an ISIS-style black flag of the slain militants who belonged to a small armed group called the Ansar Al Khilafah Philippines following Saturday's clash near Maasim town in Sarangani province.
Valencia said Sunday that a militant was captured by the troops prior to the fighting near Maasim.
Military officials say the militants led by their leader, Mohammad Jaafar Sabiwang Maguid, were sighted in a hinterland by villagers, who notified the troops.
