The Philippines security forces killed 11 Muslim militants in clashes in southern Sulu province, stronghold of the small but brutal Abu Sayyaf extremist group. Three special forces soldiers died, and 17 others were injured, the military reported on Monday. The Philippine military said last week that it had rescued a Filipino hostage held by Abu Sayyaf militants in Sulu in southern Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte promised to give idle lands in Lanao del Sur to members of separatist groups who had turned their back from extremism, adding that he could even provide amnesty for those with arrest warrants.