Filipino Soldiers Kill 20 Al Qaeda-Linked Militants in Southern Philippines
Hundreds of soldiers launched an assault on two jungle encampments of Al Qaeda-linked militants in the southern Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least 20 gunmen and seizing bombs that had been set to explode, military officials said.The simultaneous, pre-dawn attacks on two Abu Sayyaf encampments in hilly Silangkum and Baguindan villages on Basilan Island sparked fierce fighting that continued late in the day. The number of troop casualties was not known, Philippine navy Rear Admiral Alex Pama said...