BIFF spokesman Abu Misri with followers. AFP FILE PHOTO
Members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters on Tuesday evening attacked Barangay Maligaya in the town of Kabacan, North Cotabato.
On their sight was the Peacekeeping Force Detachment of 1st Platoon of the Charlie Company of the 7th Infantry Batallion, said 6th ID spokesman Major Dante Gania.
The two sides exchanged gunfire for several minutes but no one was hurt.
BIFF spokesman Abu Misri Mama immediately admitted that his group was behind the attack.
The military said the BIFF also encountered some elements of Ilaga, a civilian armed group with a long-standing conflict with BIFF.
Many Ilaga members are farmers whose lives are disrupted by the BIFF attacks.
It is not known if civilians left the area due to the firefight.
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