The Army’s 6th Infantry Division has deployed a peacekeeping contingent in Sultan sa Barongis, Maguindanao after the Wednesday fatal ambush of a village chair and a ranking commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) by a rival rebel group who also belonged to MILF.
Saddam Mohammad, a barangay chairman in Sultan sa Barongis, and his father Mohammad Batuh alias “Commander Batuh,” were riding tandem on motorcycle when ambushed by gunmen believed to be members of the MILF.
The victims were on their way to the town center from their farm lot when ambushed by gunmen using assault rifles.
The village chair and the MILF leader died on the spot from multiple gunshot wounds.
Authorities said the ambushers were led by another MILF commander, Kagui Said, whose family is locked in a long standing “rido” (clan war) with the victims’ family.
“These two groups had figured in several encounters in the past,” they said.
To prevent both sides from shooting each other, elements of the 33rd Infantry Battalion are now guarding strategic areas in Sultan sa Barongis.
Lt. Col. Markton Abo, commander of the 33rd IB, has sought the help of the joint government-MILF ceasefire committee to help resolve the conflict amicably and bring the conflict to a halt.
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