Sobejana said to prevent members or bombers of the
BIFF from launching bombings with the use of IEDs, they will increase their visibility by enhancing their intelligence efffort.
Army troopers prepare to fire 81mm mortar as they drive away
BIFF rebels from the periphery of Datu Paglas town proper in Maguindanao Tuesday noon.
Maguindanao Governor Esmael 'Toto' Mangudadatu helped in the mainstreaming project that will assist former
BIFF rebels in returning to their communities.
1, reportedly killing four
BIFF combatants and wounding scores others.
Soldiers found materials for improvised explosive devices along three escape routes the
BIFF gunmen took to the hinterland boundary of Ampatuan and South Upi town in Maguindanao The outlawed
BIFF has been blamed for bombings in central Mindanao since the group emerged in 2010.
Two days ago, the military overran the camps put up by the
BIFF in Tonganon and Bentangan in Carmen, according to Encinas.
Alfredo Rosario of the Army's 602nd Brigade said Saturday credit for the prompt interception of the
BIFF bandits should go to vigilant Datu Montawal residents who reported seeing them on board pumpboats proceeding to a riverside village in Barangay Tunggol.
They also captured
BIFF members Mohamid Kambilan and Abdulah Minola.
Jo Ann Petinglay said an undetermined number of
BIFF men strafed the headquarters of the 1st Mechanized Brigade at Barangay Kabingi, Datu Saudi Ampatuan town around 10 p.m.
A hardware store owner said partners abroad are worried of expanding their business in central Mindanao for fear of
BIFF extortion.
They said the slain men, suspected to be
BIFF members, were on a bombing mission in the province.
This was disclosed to the Manila Bulletin here by Abu Misry Mama,
BIFF spokesperson in an interview.
BIFF abducts, kills 2 farmers in Maguindanao town !-- -- John Unson (philstar.com) - September 3, 2018 - 11:40am MAGUINDANAO, Philippines .
At least 12 gunmen from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (
BIFF) were killed in air and ground assaults by government troops in Maguindanao province on Sunday and Monday, a military official said.
The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (
BIFF) has a new leader after the death of its founder Ameril Umbra Kato.