MANILA, Philippines, Sha'ban 21, 1435, Jun 19, 2014, SPA -- Six soldiers and a marine have been killed in clashes with militants in the south, AP cited Philippine military officials as saying. Military spokesman Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala says government forces assaulted a camp, sparking fierce fighting in which a marine was killed after dawn Thursday in Patikul town in Sulu province in the south. Army reinforcements were hit by mortar fire 10 minutes later, killing six soldiers. --SPA 11:57 LOCAL TIME 08:57 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w