From Malaya Business Insight (Jul 23): Military: New BIFF bombers out in Central Mindanao
THE Daesh-inspired Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) recently completed the training of dozens of new bombers in Central Mindanao, a ranking military official disclosed yesterday.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the newly-trained fighters are behind the series of bombings in Central Mindanao, including the July 11 bombing at the Datu Paglas town public market in Maguindanao.
“Our information indicated they completed their training about two months ago and are now practicing their capability, their knowledge, in the Maguindanao area,” the source said of the new BIFF bombers.
The official said the Army’s 6th Infantry Division based in Maguindanao is on the lookout for more possible bombing attempts by the newly-trained BIFF bombers, which he said number to about 20 to 30.
The official said the BIFF is plotting more bombings to avenge their recently losses against the military. About 70 BIFF members have been killed in the military’s intensified campaign against the group since June 1.
“They are angry because of what happened and they also want to show the ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) that they are already capable, they are already ready as an organization because they want to be recognized by ISIS,” he said.
The BIFF, along with the Maute Group and the Abu Sayyaf Group, has pledged allegiance with the ISIS a few years back. The three groups are classified by the Armed Forces as terrorist organizations.
The BIFF has about 300 to 400 members, mostly former members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. It was established in 2010 by former MILF commander Ameril Umbra Kato, who died of heart attack in 2015.
http://malaya.com.ph/business-news/news/military-new-biff-bombers-out-central-mindanao
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