Government security forces on Sunday thwarted an alleged attempt by Moro bandits to sow terror in Mindanao after they arrested a suspected bomber of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) group in Midsayap town in North Cotabato, with the help of a civilian informant.
The largest Moro rebel group in the country said a recent clash between some of its fighters and a breakaway faction was sparked by a clan feud and was unrelated to the framework agreement for a peace agreement opposed by the faction.
Government forces said they have foiled an alleged attempt by suspected members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) to sabotage a military-led medical outreach program in Maguindanao on Friday.
The military claimed to have foiled an attempt allegedly by members of the breakaway Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters to sabotage a military-led medical outreach program in Maguindanao on Friday.
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has clamped down on the military activities of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) “in the interest of Moro civilians and the future of the peace process.”
Clashes between renegade Moro guerrillas and government soldiers continued to rage in Maguindanao and North Cotabato, leading to the death of a child and wounding of three civilians who had evacuated to shelters to avoid getting caught in the crossfire, according to a group monitoring the clashes.
Moro rebel leader Ameril Umbra Kato of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement was hospitalized in one of Cebu’s posh hospitals last month that was “facilitated and bankrolled” by a politician, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front said.
Authorities in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) yesterday gave the go-signal for villagers who fled clashes between renegade Moro rebels and soldiers to return to their homes.
Civilian and military officials in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao said it was already safe for evacuees to return to their homes.
A policeman was killed when suspected members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters fired on a police outpost in Datu Unsay, Maguindanao around 2 a.m. Saturday, a police spokesman said.
Another civilian was killed while three other persons, including a soldier, were wounded in separate roadside bomb attacks staged by suspected armed followers of Ameril Umra Kato in Maguindanao, the military reported Thursday.
More and more civilians are being trapped in clashes between government soldiers and a group of breakaway Moro rebels, with some civilians being forced to wave white flags to indicate they were noncombatants.
More civilians are being trapped in the Maguindanao clashes between a breakaway Moro rebel group and Philippine government troops, and some of the civilians have been hoisting white flags to avoid being targeted, according to officials in the province.
