Friday, February 5, 2016

Army unit, BIFF clash in Maguindanao

From GMA News (Feb 6): Army unit, BIFF clash in Maguindanao

Soldiers from the Philippine Army's 1st Mechanized Brigade were engaged by Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters gunmen in Datu Salibu, Maguindanao late Friday afternoon, GMA 7 late-night news program “Saksi” reported. At around 4 p.m., the BIFF gunmen opened fire as the soldiers were diffusing three improvised explosive devices that had been planted near a bridge.

[Video report: SAKSI: Mga sundalo at miyembro ng BIFF, mahigit 7 oras nang nagbabakbakan sa Datu Salibu  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=717gyA4wc3M]

The Army opened fire with their artillery after other armed groups from Shariff Aguak, unidentified in the report, joined in the gunbattle. Meanwhile, the BIFF claimed that they forced to open fire because the soldiers were encroaching on their “territory.”

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/554220/news/regions/army-unit-biff-clash-in-maguindanao

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