Rebels ambushed a two-vehicle army convoy carrying a military commander in Maguindanao on Monday morning, May 12.
Reports said Col
Jener del Rosario, commander of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade, and his
security escorts were on their way to the headquarters of the 6th Infantry
Division in Datu Odin Sinsuat from their base in Shariff Aguak when an
explosion broke the convoy.
The explosion
occurred at 10:50 am near Meta
Bridge
A firefight
followed, killing one soldier and wounding 4 others.
Hermoso said the
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) led the attack. The BIFF broke away
from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, which recently signed a peace
agreement with the government.
BIFF spokesman
Abu Misry Mama on Monday afternoon confirmed they were behind the ambush.
The BIFF had
opposed the peace negotiations that led to the peace pact, saying the process
compromised the independence of Moros in their homeland. Government officials
identified the BIFF as an obstacle to the implementation of the peace agreement
in areas where it has its forces: in Maguindanao.
http://www.rappler.com/nation/57850-rebels-ambush-military-commander-maguindanao
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