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Maguindanao Sur clash succumed
BIFF leader, 11 cohorts
By J.Lo
“We are thankful to vigilant people who promptly provided our units in Maguindanao del Sur with information on convergence there of these terrorists, enabling us to immediately launch calibrated anti-terror strike,” Philippine Army 6th ID commander Maj. Gen. Alex Rillera said leader of one of three factions of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and his 11 followers were killed in encounter with soldiers in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur.
Brig. Gen. Jose Vladimir Cagara, First Brigade Combat Team commander, said seven soldiers were wounded in the clash and evacuated to military hospital for treatment. Three other BIFF members managed to escape.
Mohiden Animbang, alias Kagui Karialan, tagged in bombings in Central Mindanao, and his brother Saga, said to be trained in bomb-making by slain foreign terrorist Zulkfli bin Hir, alias Marwan, were among those killed, according to members of various municipal peace and order councils and military commanders under 6th Infantry Division (ID).
Firefight erupted in Barangay Kitango at 7:30 in the morning.
Five M16 rifles, three M14 rifles, two M653 and an M14 were recovered from the fatalities.
Karialan and his men were known for bombing buses if operators refused to shell out protection money on regular basis, as well as drug trafficking.
Rillera said military, with assistance of Moro Islamic Liberation Front, has been reaching out to the group of Karialan to surrender.
”Government forces are sworn to protect community from this terrorist group where we have reached recourse to utilize the might to end terrorism,” he said.
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