Foreign extremists killed in Philippine clash: military

The Philippine military said Tuesday it had killed almost 40 militants loyal to the Islamic State group, including three Indonesians and a Malaysian, in a major land and air assault in the south.The foreigners were part of more than 160 fighters of the Maute group of militants who came under attack last weekend in Mindanao island, said national military chief General Eduardo Ano."We inflicted about 37 enemy killed, 14 have been identified and 23 still unidentified, with three Indonesians and one