Bomb components recovered by troops in
Philippine troops have seized a bomb factory run by jihadist Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in Maguindanao province in the restive Muslim autonomous region in
Officials said the factory in the sprawling three-hectare
encampment in the village
of Dasikil
Among bomb materials recovered in the area were fuses for
mortar and anti-tank rockets and cell phone parts.
Officials said BIFF forces abandoned the encampment before
troops could arrive, but they left a cache of evidence that solidifies military
accusations that the rebel group was behind a series of bombings that targeted
not only soldiers, but innocent civilians as well.
Just recently, troops also disarmed a powerful improvised
explosive planted on a vital highway that links several towns in Maguindanao.
The bomb was discovered by a civilian in the village of Kabingi
Security forces have launched a fresh offensive against the
BIFF and former Moro Islamic Liberation Front commander Basit Usman in
Maguindanao. The military campaign forced thousands of families to flee the
villages for fear they would be caught in the crossfire. The BIFF is fighting
for a separate Islamic state in the Philippines
Troops fire artillery rounds on BIFF targets in Maguindanao province in southern
http://www.mindanaoexaminer.net/2015/03/troops-seize-biff-encampment-bomb.html
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