<span style="color: #222222;">In the Philippines, government troops have killed at least 14 militants aligned with the Islamic State group in a weeklong offensive in  a southern province. Regional military commander said that four soldiers were killed and 10 soldiers injured in the fighting.<br />''<br />''Lt. General Cirilito Sobejana said that an unspecified number of militants, including gunmen belonging to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, were injured in clashes in the towns of Ampatuan and Datu Hoffer Ampatuan in Maguindanao province. </span><br />