From the Philippine News Agency (May 8): BIFF leader killed, 4 others injured in Maguindanao skirmishes
A sub-leader of the outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) was killed and four of his companions were injured in a series of skirmishes with government forces Sunday in Maguindanao province, an Army official said Monday.
Killed was Commander Khalid, a nephew of Ismael Abubakar, leader of the BIFF operating in Maguindanao's second district, Capt. John Arvin Encinas, 6th Infantry Division spokesperson, said.
The skirmishes, which started last Friday, erupted when about 100 BIFF were monitored to be closing on a military detachment in Barangay Pagatin, Datu Salibo town.
Government forces used air and artillery assets to drive away the armed men back to the marshland, Encinas said.
Abu Misri Mama, BIFF spokesperson, confirmed to Cotabato City radio stations the death of the sub-leader but assured that their leader, Ali Abubakar alias "Commander Bungos," was unharmed.
Encinas added that the highway linking Cotabato City and Isulan in Sultan Kudarat remained safe but reminded commuters to take precautionary measures. Soldiers provide road security in Maguindanao's second district.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php/articles/985814
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