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Sunday, February 26, 2023

BIFFs urged to surrender after leader’s death

KORONADAL CITY – The Philippine Army has urged members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) to surrender peacefully following the recent killing of its leader in a clash in the southern Philippine city of Tacurong.

Maj. Gen. Alex Rillera, commander of the 6th Infantry Division and Joint Task Force Central, made the call in an effort to convince the BIFF to return to the fold of law to pave the way for sustainable peace and progress in South and South Central Mindanao.

 

“Your Army, in collaboration with other government forces, will continue to pursue those accountable for the heinous acts in the area. Rest assured that we shall sustain military operations to finally finish the remaining terrorists in South and South Central Mindanao” Rillera said.

 

Security forces led by Brig. Gen. Pedro Balisi Jr, commander of the 1st Mechanized Brigade, killed suspects Abdulkarem Lumbatan Hasim and his kin Mahmod Lumbatan during a joint military and police operation on February 18 in the village of New Isabela.

 

Rillera said the killing of the terrorists was a significant blow to the BIFF and a victory for the authorities in maintaining peace and order in the area. “The poor victims of Hasim have finally received justice,” he said.

 

A military dossier on Hasim showed that he was the field commander of the BIFF (Karialan Faction) and a notorious criminal.

 

Balisi also confirmed this report and said Hasim was involved in many heinous crimes, including last year’s ambush of a group of policemen serving a warrant of arrest in Maguindanao’s Ampatuan town that killed Lt. Reynaldo Orcine Samson, the police chief; and Cpl. Salipuden Talipasan Endab. Three other policemen were wounded in the attack.

 

He said Hasim was also behind the killing last year of Cpl. Allan Balena and the wounding of another soldier also in Ampatuan town. (Mindanao Examiner)

 



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