The Army here has foiled attempts by suspected Bangsamoro
Moro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) to get back at government troops when the
soldiers engaged them in a 20 minute firefight early Monday morning, the Army
said Tuesday.
Capt. Joanne Petinglay, 6th Infantry Division spokesperson,
said elements of the 1st Mechanized Brigade were conducting regular security
patrol along the national highway in Barangay Mapayag, Datu Anggal Midtimbang,
Maguindanao when fired upon by about 10 BIFF bandits at about 6 a.m.
Petinglay said the soldiers returned fire, triggering a 30
minute running gunbattle as the BIFF scamper to flee deep into the mountains.
She said the soldiers recovered from what appeared to be a
bunker in Barangay Mapayag assorted firearms left by fleeing bandits.
Among those recovered were two M-16 Armalite rifles, one
homemade shotgun, one homemade rocket propelled grenade with one ammunition,
one cal. 45 pistol, one homemade Ingram 9mm pistol, assorted ammunition,
bandolers, fatigue uniforms with BIFF patches and suspected drug paraphernalia.
Petinglay said the Army's 6th ID is continuously and
actively conducting security operations in its area of operation to preempt
armed lawless elements (BIFF) from launching atrocities against military
personnel and civilian communities.
"The command will exert effort to disrupt the plans of
the group that might threaten the security situation and bring fear to the
populace," Petinglay said in a statement.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=738348
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