MILF fighters (file photo by Dennis Arcon, InterAksyon.com)
The leadership of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front has appealed for a ceasefire among its commanders battling each other in Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur.
In Maguindanao, continuing hostilities between MILF units in the towns of Sultan sa Barongis, Datu Piang and Northern Kabuntalan, triggered by land disputes or clan feuds, or “rido,” have left at least six persons dead and four wounded, and displaced hundreds of families.
Hundreds more families have also fled fighting in Balindong, Lanao del Sur.
Ghadzali Jaafar, the MILF’s vice chairman for political affairs, said he was saddened by the internecine fighting and urged the feuding commanders to discuss their differences instead of resorting to violence.
But he also warned that the MILF leadership would not hesitate to take action on commanders who refuse to heed the call for a ceasefire.
The organization’s central committee has met to find ways to ease tensions.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/134316/milf-leadership-calls-for-ceasefire-among-feuding-commanders
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