Two members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) were killed while improvised bombs, .50 caliber Barret sniper rifle along with unexploded artillery shells and other bomb components captured after troopers of the 45th Infantry Battalion attacked their base in Barangay Libutan, Mamasapano town, Maguindanao, early Tuesday.
Major Dante Gania, 6th Infantry Division public affairs office chief, said their assault was backed up a mechanized company.
This took place around 5:40 a.m. Fighting lasted for more than an hour.
The bodies of the slain rebels were recovered.
Soldiers have yet to report how many "ready-to-fire" IEDs were found at the site, while the unexploded artillery munitions include mortar and 105mm howitzer rounds.
A Toyota Grandia van believed to have been stolen was also recovered at the site, Gania said.
Members of the BIFF attacked security forces' outposts in Shariff Saydona Mustapha and Datu Piang, and detonated improvised explosive devices in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, from Sunday night to early Monday.
The attacks left three rebels dead and injured a soldier and a civilian.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=652006
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