Soldier dies from head injuries after Sept. 8 Basilan ambush

PAGADIAN CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR — A soldier wounded in Thursday night’s ambush in Lamitan City, Basilan, died early on Friday, a military official confirmed. Army Brig. Gen. Frederick Sales, commander of the Army’s 1101st Infantry Brigade, told the Inquirer that the victim succumbed to severe head injuries at dawn on Friday. The soldier was