COTABATO CITY – A former Muslim rebel chieftain-turned-politician has
expressed strong opposition over the Anti-Terrorism Bill and urged President
Rodrigo Duterte to veto the proposed law.
Showing posts with label Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. Show all posts
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Friday, July 3, 2020
Saturday, March 14, 2020
18 soldiers wounded in BIFF clashes in South
COTABATO CITY – Over a dozen soldiers were wounded in a series of clashes with pro-ISIS fighters in the restive Muslim province of Maguindanao in southern Philippines, officials said Saturday.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Troops clash with BIFF, recover IEDs
COTABATO – Government troops have recovered
two improvised explosives and weapons left behind by pro-ISIS fighters
following a series of clashes in the restive Muslim province of Maguindanao,
officials announced Wednesday.
Friday, January 17, 2020
Militants urged to return to the fold of the law, live peacefully
COTABATO CITY – The Philippine Army’s 6th Infantry Division has urged pro-ISIS militants to surrender peacefully and take advantage of the government’s amnesty offer and for them to live peacefully with their families.
Just recently, a dozen members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters surrendered in the restive province of Maguindanao where troops are battling Muslim militants.
Just recently, a dozen members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters surrendered in the restive province of Maguindanao where troops are battling Muslim militants.
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Singaporean terrorist, among 2 dozen militants killed in South
COTABATO CITY – The Philippine military on Wednesday claimed to have killed nearly 2 dozen Filipino pro-ISIS militants, including a Singaporean terrorist, in massive air and land assaults on a remote hideout in the Muslim province of Maguindanao.
The 6th Infantry Division said the campaign, which began March 11, was aimed at destroying a huge group of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, whose leaders have pledged allegiance to ISIS.
It said as many as 20 militants under Abu Turaife were slain in the assaults in Shariff Saydona town, and among those killed was Muhammad Ali Bin Abd Al Rahman or Muawiya, a notorious jihadist belonging to the Indonesian Jemaah Islamiya and had been a bomb trainer for the Abu Sayyaf group.
The reports were based on intelligence information, but army commanders claimed to have seen or recovered pieces of body parts of those killed in an area targeted by military bombardments.
Over 100 militants were being pursued by security forces in the province which is also a stronghold of the rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) that signed an interim peace deal with Manila in 2014.
The clashes also killed one soldier and wounded at least 7 more.
The military’s Joint Task Force Central (JTFC) said air, artillery and ground operation were continuing not only in Shariff Saydona, but also in the towns of Datu Salibo, Mamasapano and Shariff Aguak where the group of pro-ISIS militant commander Salahudin Hassan was scattered.
“JTFC launched a surgical air and artillery mission to clearly identify and confirmed targets that complemented a focused ground operations against the Daesh-inspired terrorist group at dawn of March 11. The operation was initiated after a concerned citizen relayed information regarding the consolidation of the fully armed terrorist group in the specific area,” it said.
It added that local residents also reported to the authorities that terrorists had forcibly occupied their houses since last month that pushed them to live because of fear and sorrow.
The task force revealed that former BIFF members who surrendered to the military had provided intelligence that allowed security forces to track down the locations or hideouts of militants in the province.
“Former BIFF rebels who surrendered to JTFC also supported the information being relayed to locate the specific locations of the terror group. Follow on operations ensured that the terrorists were confined in the area and prevented the spill over as our troops were deployed in the strategic areas,” it said, adding, the military also coordinated with the MILF to prevent any accidental clashes while troops were pursuing the BIFF in the towns.
Philippine authorities have blamed the BIFF for the series of terror attacks in the restive southern region. (Mindanao Examiner)
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The 6th Infantry Division said the campaign, which began March 11, was aimed at destroying a huge group of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, whose leaders have pledged allegiance to ISIS.
It said as many as 20 militants under Abu Turaife were slain in the assaults in Shariff Saydona town, and among those killed was Muhammad Ali Bin Abd Al Rahman or Muawiya, a notorious jihadist belonging to the Indonesian Jemaah Islamiya and had been a bomb trainer for the Abu Sayyaf group.
The reports were based on intelligence information, but army commanders claimed to have seen or recovered pieces of body parts of those killed in an area targeted by military bombardments.
Over 100 militants were being pursued by security forces in the province which is also a stronghold of the rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) that signed an interim peace deal with Manila in 2014.
The clashes also killed one soldier and wounded at least 7 more.
The military’s Joint Task Force Central (JTFC) said air, artillery and ground operation were continuing not only in Shariff Saydona, but also in the towns of Datu Salibo, Mamasapano and Shariff Aguak where the group of pro-ISIS militant commander Salahudin Hassan was scattered.
“JTFC launched a surgical air and artillery mission to clearly identify and confirmed targets that complemented a focused ground operations against the Daesh-inspired terrorist group at dawn of March 11. The operation was initiated after a concerned citizen relayed information regarding the consolidation of the fully armed terrorist group in the specific area,” it said.
It added that local residents also reported to the authorities that terrorists had forcibly occupied their houses since last month that pushed them to live because of fear and sorrow.
The task force revealed that former BIFF members who surrendered to the military had provided intelligence that allowed security forces to track down the locations or hideouts of militants in the province.
“Former BIFF rebels who surrendered to JTFC also supported the information being relayed to locate the specific locations of the terror group. Follow on operations ensured that the terrorists were confined in the area and prevented the spill over as our troops were deployed in the strategic areas,” it said, adding, the military also coordinated with the MILF to prevent any accidental clashes while troops were pursuing the BIFF in the towns.
Philippine authorities have blamed the BIFF for the series of terror attacks in the restive southern region. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Friday, October 19, 2018
MILF forces clash with BIFF in Mindanao
COTABATO CITY – Heavy fighting erupted between two rival rebel groups in the restive Muslim province of Maguindanao in southern Philippines where pro-ISIS militants are actively operating.
The 6th Infantry Division on Friday has confirmed the clashes between Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and said the ferocious fighting lasted 6 hours.
It said one BIFF member, Saudi Sabang, was killed in clashes which occurred Thursday in Pimbalakan village in Mamasapano town. “After six hours of exchanging of fires, the BIFF members withdrew towards Shariff Saydona Mustapha town in Maguindanao using motorized pump boat while others traversed by foot,” the army said, adding, there was no report of MILF casualties.
It was unclear what triggered the fighting, but both rebel groups are actively operating in the province. There was no immediate statement from the MILF, which signed an interim peace deal with the Aquino administration in 2014.
But Major General Cirilito Sobejana, the army division commander, said the “MILF leadership is determined to eradicate the peace spoilers and to defeat the threat group from doing terroristic activities in Central Mindanao.”
Sobejana said the continued support and cooperation of the MILF and the community will hasten and complement the ability of the Joint Task Force Central to counter the efforts of the radical extremist groups in sowing fear and violence in the region.
The BIFF, whose members were former MILF rebels, pledged allegiance to ISIS and is fighting for a separate Muslim homeland in Mindanao. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Thursday, October 18, 2018
Troops foil terror attacks, capture 4 militants in Maguindanao
COTABATO CITY – Four pro-ISIS militants have been captured by Filipino security forces in the troubled southern province of Maguindanao, officials announced Thursday.
Officials said one of those captured was a commander, Datu Parido Balabagan, whose group is allegedly planning to carry out terror attacks in Sultan Kudarat’s Lambayong town.
Security forces also seized from the militants two M14 rifles, two anti-tank rocket launchers and three fragmentation grenades.
The operation - which was launched before sunrise Wednesday at a militant hideout in the village called Lumabao in General SK Pendatun town - was the result of an intensified campaign against terrorism and vital intelligence passed on by civilians.
The militants, all members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, were handed over to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and are currently under interrogation. Details of the interrogation were not made public by authorities and there was no immediate statement from the militant group on the arrest of its commander and fighters.
The BIFF is one of about a dozen militant groups that embraced the influence of ISIS and are not fighting for a caliphate in the restive, but mineral-rich region. (Mindanao Examiner)
Officials said one of those captured was a commander, Datu Parido Balabagan, whose group is allegedly planning to carry out terror attacks in Sultan Kudarat’s Lambayong town.
Security forces also seized from the militants two M14 rifles, two anti-tank rocket launchers and three fragmentation grenades.
The operation - which was launched before sunrise Wednesday at a militant hideout in the village called Lumabao in General SK Pendatun town - was the result of an intensified campaign against terrorism and vital intelligence passed on by civilians.
Military photos released to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner show captured militants and their weapons.
The BIFF is one of about a dozen militant groups that embraced the influence of ISIS and are not fighting for a caliphate in the restive, but mineral-rich region. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Monday, October 8, 2018
Troops clash with militants in BIFF-MILF stronghold
COTABATO CITY – Army soldiers clashed with pro-ISIS militants in southern Philippines, but there were no reports of casualties on both sides.
The fighting broke out in Tukanalipao village in Maguindanao’s Mamasapano town, a known stronghold of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels.
Officials said troops from the 40th Infantry Battalion were on a combat clearing operation when they ran into a group of BIFF members and a firefight ensued. The weekend clash lasted about 15 minutes with troops recovering four rifles.
There was no immediate statement from the BIFF which was also blamed by authorities along with the MILF for the cold-blooded killing of 44 police commandos in Tukanalipao village on January 25, 2015.
The commandos, members of the Special Action Force, were on a clandestine mission deep inside MILF territory to capture Malaysian bomber Zulkifli bin Hir, who was eventually killed in the operation.
Police commandos were on their way to re-join their more than 300 SAF members after killing Zulkifli and cutting off his finger for DNA analysis when MILF forces, aided by BIFF militants, attacked them and sparking daylong clashes.
At least 18 MILF and five BIFF were killed in the fierce fighting that the Aquino government claimed was a mis-encounter. Barely a month later, the MILF which signed an interim peace deal with Manila, surrendered at least 16 weapons it took from slain police commandos. The surrender of the weapons further bolstered accusations by lawmakers and human rights groups that MILF rebels had finished off wounded Special Action Force commandos and collected their guns, among others, in the village of Tukanalipao.
The weapons were handed over to the police, but SAF sources claimed the guns had been tampered and that many of its parts were either taken out or replaced with defective mechanism.
Because of the killings, lawmakers shelved the Bangasamoro Basic Law (BBL) until investigations into the deadly clashes between SAF and MILF is completed. The BBL was eventually passed in the current administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, but families of the slain commandos were still crying out for justice. The MILF said it will not surrender those involved in the slayings. (Mindanao Examiner)
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