Davao City – The leadership of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) vowed to launch more atrocities in Mindanao in 2015 even as it confirmed that the armed group is now affiliated with the notorious Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
This was confirmed to the Manila Bulletin by BIFF spokesperson Abu Misry Mama in a phone interview on Saturday afternoon, January 3.
“May mga pag-atake kaming ginawa sa Maguindanao. Meron din sa President Quirino sa Sultan Kudarat at sa Baliki, Midsayap sa North Cotabato (We launched attacks in Maguindanao, as well as in President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat and in Baliki, Midsayap in North Cotabato),” Misry Mama said.
He warned that BIFF will launch more attacks as part of their “Jihad” or holy war in Mindanao, given that the group now has new recruits.
“Maraming mga totoong ‘mujahiden’ ang sumanib na ngayon sa BIFF, ang iba ay yong mga hindi sumang-ayon sa pag-uusap (There are a lot of true ‘mujahiden’ who joined the BIFF, especially those who did not agree with the recent talks),” Misry Mama added.
He was referring to the peace negotiations between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) that resulted to the signing of an agreement for the establishment of Bangsamoro in Mindanao.
“Ito ay hindi ordinaryong rebolusyon. Holy war ito ng mga Muslim dito sa Mindanao (This is not an ordinary revolution. This is a holy war of Muslims here in Mindanao),” Misry Mama warned.
Misry Mama also clarified that, despite the increase in their numbers, the BIFF will not be sending men to the Middle East to fight with the members of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
“Yong mga miembro namin na nandoon na sa Middle East ay sila na ang nag boluntaryo na sumapi sa ISIS. Wala po kaming ipapadalang miembro galing dito (Our members who are there in the Middle East had already volunteered to join the ISIS. We will not be sending members from here) he pointed out.
Misry Mama also confirmed that BIFF is a member of ISIS.
The Army said that the latest attacks of the BIFF in the provinces of Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat left one soldier dead and the others wounded.
The 6th Infantry Division in the area assured the public that authorities were in control of the situation as the rebels fled after the attacks.
http://www.mb.com.ph/biff-threatens-more-attacks/
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