The military’s 6th Infantry Division on Saturday condemned
the rifle grenade attack on a government relief agency building in a remote
village here on Thursday.
Capt. Joann Petinglay, speaking for the 6th ID, said the
attack was launched by members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
(BIFF) toward a building of the Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD) in Barangay Pagatin.
The DSWD building houses relief goods for internally
displaced persons and was guarded by government forces.
As a result, four soldiers belonging to the 2nd Mechanized
Infantry Battalion were wounded.
The suspects used 40 mm rifle grenade fired about 200 meters
away at 9 p.m.
Fighting in Maguindanao’s four adjoining towns have slowed
down with the BIFF conducting hit and run attacks against government forces.
While AFP chief Gen. Gregorio Catapang has ordered the
termination of massive law enforcement operations against the BIFF, the Army
will continue its “small scale” offensives with the help of local government
officials who vowed to provide information on BIFF’s activities.
Petinglay said all the BIFF encampments that fell to
government hands are now occupied by government forces.
These encampments are situated within what the Army called
“SPMS box” which refers to the towns of Shariff Aguak, Pagatin (Datu Salibo),
Mamasapano and Shariff Saydona, all in Maguindanao.
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