The Moro Islamic
Liberation Front is wary over the possible spread of influence of the jihadist
Islamic State in the Philippines
GMA News stringer
Ferdinandh Cabrera quoted chief MILF negotiator Mohagher Iqbal as saying talks
between the government and the MILF should show unity and sincerity in
attaining peace to steer the Muslim community away from ISIS
influence.
"The danger
of ISIS is not the actual confrontation but we have to look up to two
situations: One is the ideology of radicalism which is infectious, the other
one is that if we fail in this engagement — with this present Bangsamoro Basic
Law — and eventually become irrelevant then that’s the danger, Iqbal said.
Iqbal also noted
that the MILF can help curb the spread of extremism in Mindanao .
"If the
Bangsamoro people will be empowered and the Bangsamoro Basic Law will be passed
in the Congress as a good legislation, I think the MILF will play a very vital
role in moderating the situation in Mindanao ,"
he said.
BIFF, Abu Sayyaf side with IS
BIFF, Abu Sayyaf side with IS
Earlier in
August, clips were uploaded on the video sharing site YouTube showing both the
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and the Abu Sayyaf rebels pledging
support to the Islamic State (IS).
BIFF spokesman
Abu Misry Mama said: "We have an alliance with the Islamic State and Abu
Bakr al-Baghdadi."
Authorities
describe the Abu Sayyaf as a radical group having links with the al-Qaeda and
Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist organizations.
On the other
hand, the BIFF is a splinter group of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
The MILF signed a peace agreement with the government in March.
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