MAGUINDANAO – The Philippine military ordered security forces to take precautions during dangerous operations following the spate of bombings carried out by pro-ISIS militants in the restive province of Maguindanao.
Three soldiers were wounded in a recent bomb explosion while
clearing an area occupied by militants in the province.
Maj. Gen. Juvymax Uy, commander of the anti-terror Joint Task Force
Central, said the blast occurred in the village of Salman in Ampatuan town.
“Troops of the 57th Infantry Battalion were conducting combat clearing
operation at the time of the explosion,” he said.
“We deployed additional troops to cordon the area and establish the
circumstances,” he added.
The soldiers were rushed to a military hospital in Datu Odin Sinsuat
town after medics provided first aid.
Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan Jr., chief of the Western Mindanao Command,
tagged terrorists as behind the blast. Vinluan said he ordered heightened
military operations in the town.
“Inflicting harm to our troops is the desperate device of the
weakened terrorist groups to attract attention and harbor support. Rest assured
that we will heighten our security operations and stay on guard against the
emerging threats in our area of operation,” he said.
A roadside bomb explosion also killed one Marine and wounded four others
in the village of Lipongo in Datu Hoffer town in September. The attack came
barely 2 days after soldiers recovered an improvised explosive device in the
village called Pimblakan in Mamasapano town, not far from Datu Hoffer.
Security forces are battling several pro-ISIS groups in Maguindanao, one
of 5 provinces under the troubled Muslim autonomous region, which are fighting
for the establishment of ISIS caliphate in the South. (With a report from Rhoderick
Benez)
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