The Philippine military said it killed at least 7 BIFF rebels, including a commander, in a clash Sunday in Maguindanao province in the restive Muslim autonomous region in
Security officials said the fighting erupted in the towns of
Datu Unsay and Shariff Saydona after troops caught up with two groups of BIFF
gunmen. One soldier was reported killed in the clash in Datu Unsay.
Troops were battling the BIFF or Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom
Fighters the past weeks now after the military ordered an all-out offensive
against the small group it blamed for the spate of bombings and deadly attacks
on soldiers in the region.
Officials said several more soldiers and rebels were wounded
in the clashes. It was unknown if troops recovered any of the slain rebels, but
most of the military reports were based on intelligence provided by villagers
in those towns.
The BIFF has broken away with the larger Moro Islamic
Liberation Front which signed a peace deal with Manila
last year, and continues to fight for an independent Muslim state in Mindanao .
http://www.mindanaoexaminer.net/2015/03/7-rebels-killed-in-fresh-clashes-in.html
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