1 soldier killed, another wounded in violence in southern Philippines
Local army chief blames members of a pro-Islamic State group for the attack.
Source: benarnews.org
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Local army chief blames members of a pro-Islamic State group for the attack.
But separatist group spokesman says rebels will talk only if another country serves as mediator.
Footage shows a man saying, “Papuan military has taken me captive in their fight for Papuan independence.”
Meanwhile, the military evacuates 15 workers whom separatists had threatened to kill in Nduga regency’s Paro district.
Military officials said that separatist insurgents from the nearby Deep South were behind the attack in Songkhla province.