Abu, BIFF atrocities erupt in Mindanao anew

From the Daily Tribune (Mar 16): Abu, BIFF atrocities erupt in Mindanao anew

Two Army soldiers were killed yesterday after being ambushed by the terrorist Abu Sayyaf group on the outskirts of Sulu province.

Report showed that the two soldiers, assigned with the Army’s 10th Infantry Battalion (IB), were riding in tandem on a Honda XRM motorcycle at around 8:10 a.m. when they were fired upon along Sitio Tibongbong, Barangay Igasan in Patikul.

The soldiers had just gone to a meeting in Barangay Taglibi and were on their back to Barangay Buhanginan when they were attacked by Abu Sayyaf terrorists.

“Two personnel were dead on the spot,” report said. The identities of the slain soldiers were temporarily withheld pending notification of their kin.

The group of Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Morasil Mudjahirin was tagged in the ambush.
Other military units under Joint Task Group Sulu were immediately alerted to track down the Abu Sayyaf attackers.

The Abu Sayyaf launched the attack amid the ongoing focused military operations against the terrorist group.

Meanwhile, members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) struck anew in Maguindanao province on Monday night, attacking Marine troops in Datu Salibu town that resulted in the killing of one soldier while another was wounded.

Maj. Filemon Tan Jr., spokesman for the military’s Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom), said that undetermined number of BIFF men attacked members of the 25th Marine Company in Sitio Tampuad, Barangay Andavit at around 6:20 p.m.

Tan said that the Marines engaged the attacking BIFF rebels in a brief firefight.
As a result, one Marine was killed in action while another was wounded.

Tan said that undetermined number of casualty was reported on BIFF side.

According to Tan, military troops in the area launched pursuit operations against the BIFF attackers.

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