At
least two Moro bandits were wounded in clashes Friday with government forces
following an improvised bomb attack in Maguindanao that left a soldier killed
and three others wounded, the Army here said.
Colonel
Dickson Hermoso, speaking for the 6th Infantry Division, said soldiers
belonging to the 45th Infantry Battalion, led by Lt. Colonel Donald Hongitan,
clashed with Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in the interior villages of
Datu Unsay Friday morning.
No
casualty was reported on government side.
Initial
report showed two guerillas were seen wounded and carried by their retreating
companions as the Army launched offensive.
”They
retreated but we are pursuing them,” Hermoso said.
Quoting
a report from Lt. Colonel Donald Hongitan, 45th Infantry Battalion commander,
Hermoso said there could be more BIFF fatalities after the Army used artillery
against the guerillas who fled deep into the forest of Maguindanao
Hermoso
said no reported displacement of civilians as the clash area was far from
residential communities.
He
said the highway linking Cotabato
City
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