Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighters at Brgy. Bulol in Pikit town in North Cotabato on Feb. 21, 2015. MILF reinforcements have been arriving to help drive out members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in the Kabasalan marsh area. The military has been firing artillery to support the operation. Ferdinandh Cabrera
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front has been having a hard time going against its former members now with the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters because of the threat of improvised bombs.
According to information gathered by GMA News, one MILF fighter has already died from an improvised explosive device planted by the BIFF.
The fighter was part of an MILF group going after the BIFF in Pagalungan town in Mindanao and triggered the bomb.
The MILF found seven more IEDs in BIFF strongholds in Bulol and Kabasalan villages in Pikit, Cotabato province.
The IEDs have made the going slow for the MILF, which has been in clashes with the BIFF in Pikit since last week. The fighting is believed to be related to a rido, or clan war.
According to a source, the MILF detonates the IEDs with dried coconut leaves and gasoline so the homemade bombs will not hurt civilians.
The Army 6th Infantry Division, which has been assisting and coordinating with the MILF against the BIFF, said the 7th Infantry Battalion and the MILF engaged the BIFF in Bulol on Friday evening.
The Army has also been using artillery against the BIFF.
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