Composite troops of the Philippine Army raided the forces of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) early morning today at Sitio Badja Maluha, Barangay Baguindan in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan. MILF suffered scores of casualties.
Abbas Salung, Member of the MILF Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH), reported the incident to the MILF Headquarters at camp Darapanan, which asked the MILF CCCH to file the necessary complaint for ceasefire violations.
“Firefight ensued for nearly 30 minutes between the MILF forces under Ustaz Hamzah Sapanton, Provincial Committee Chairman, and the raiding government forces numbering to more or less 40 men,” he said.
“The encounter had already ceased but actions must be undertaken by the government to avoid recurrence of the firefight between the government and MILF forces and to prove that the government forces are indeed upholding the policy of the PNoy government for the primacy of the peace process,” he added.
The MILF CCCH and AHJAG were never coordinated by the government of the movements or any activity of the government forces in Baguindan, which is a known MILF community.
“Clearly there is a deliberate act to undermine the ceasefire and the peace talks between the government and MILF, which only compounds the increasing doubts of the public over the sincerity of the government in the peace process,” said Ustaz Sapanton as relayed to Salung.
Relatedly, Salung recalled that some 30 government soldiers in full battle gear under 18th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army on board some vehicles went inside Baranagy Guinanta.
Guinanta is the main MILF community in al Barka Basilan. Fierce firefight was prevented as the MILF leadership told the MILF forces to avoid deliberate government forces-provoked confrontation that could adversely affect the peace talks which at the time was about to conclude discussion and possible agreements on the power-sharing and wealth-sharing annexes of the GPH – MILF Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro.
The MILF CCCH shared the statement of the MILF Peace Panel that “there must be something wrong with the government now.”
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“Firefight ensued for nearly 30 minutes between the MILF forces under Ustaz Hamzah Sapanton, Provincial Committee Chairman, and the raiding government forces numbering to more or less 40 men,” he said.
“The encounter had already ceased but actions must be undertaken by the government to avoid recurrence of the firefight between the government and MILF forces and to prove that the government forces are indeed upholding the policy of the PNoy government for the primacy of the peace process,” he added.
The MILF CCCH and AHJAG were never coordinated by the government of the movements or any activity of the government forces in Baguindan, which is a known MILF community.
“Clearly there is a deliberate act to undermine the ceasefire and the peace talks between the government and MILF, which only compounds the increasing doubts of the public over the sincerity of the government in the peace process,” said Ustaz Sapanton as relayed to Salung.
Relatedly, Salung recalled that some 30 government soldiers in full battle gear under 18th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army on board some vehicles went inside Baranagy Guinanta.
Guinanta is the main MILF community in al Barka Basilan. Fierce firefight was prevented as the MILF leadership told the MILF forces to avoid deliberate government forces-provoked confrontation that could adversely affect the peace talks which at the time was about to conclude discussion and possible agreements on the power-sharing and wealth-sharing annexes of the GPH – MILF Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro.
The MILF CCCH shared the statement of the MILF Peace Panel that “there must be something wrong with the government now.”
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/311-government-troops-raided-milf-forces-violate-ceasefire
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