A house in Maguindanao was destroyed due to a firefight between the BIFF and the military, 8 March 2015, Maguindanao. KILAB MULTIMEDIA
About 40 Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and four soldiers were killed, and three civilians were injured in the continuing all-out offensive in Maguindanao, said 6th Infantry Division spokesperson Army Captain Joanne Petinglay.
Apart from those killed, a number of BIFF rebels were also
injured, she added.
Four BIFF bodies were recovered Saturday afternoon in
Barangay Pusao Mamasapano.
It is said that a BIFF rebel was wearing a uniform of the
Philippine National Police-Special Action Force, believed to be from among
those killed in the January 25 Mamasapano encounter.
Also recovered from the BIFF were an M60 machine gun, two
M14 rifles, one grenade, two binoculars, and bullets.
Among those killed from the government side was an Army
captain. Also wounded were five soldiers.
The fatality was identified as Capt. Gromel Auman, an Army
Scout Ranger assigned with the 33rd Infantry Battalion.
Apart from the BIFF and military casualties, three civilians
were injured, according to information relayed by Suara Bangsamoro.
Jerome Succor of Suara Bangsamoro identified the injured
civilians as Boyong Unggla, 36, of Barangay Madia, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, who was
hit in the head; Alon Maytula, 60, of Barangay Elian , Datu Saudi Ampatuan, and
Farhenan Panigas.
Aside from elements of the 6th ID and Marines, anti-BIFF law
enforcement from the Special Forces and the Army Scout Rangers also fought.
The continuous firefight has resulted in evacuations from
Maguindanao.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/106527/40-biff-rebels-4-soldiers-killed-3-civilians-hurt-in-continuing-all-out-offensive-in-maguindanao
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