From MindaNews (Mar 4, 2022): Military maintains camp attacked by soldiers in Lanao Sur belonged to militants (By FROILAN GALLARDO)
Lt Gen Alfredo Rosario, commander of the AFP Western Mindanao Command inspects on a cal. 50 Browning machinegun, part of the 45 high-powered forearms seized from the Maute-ISIS camp in Maguing, Lanao del Sur Wednesday, March 3, 2022. MindaNews Photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command chief Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario denied accusations lodged by Bangsamoro Interim Chief Minister Ahod “Murad” Ebrahim that the camp the soldiers attacked in Barangay Ilalag, Maguing town, Lanao del Sur belongs to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Murad is the chair of the MILF, which forged a peace agreement with the government in 2014.
Rosario said the AFP would be willing accompany the MILF and other agencies involved in the peace process to Maguing to investigate to whether the camp attacked by the military this week belonged to the MILF or the Maute-ISIS.
He said the Maute-ISIS camp was located one kilometer from the MILF camp.
“Our soldiers even passed through the MILF camp before they made the frontal assault on the camp of the militants,” he said.
Murad issued a statement last Wednesday that the camp the soldiers attacked early this week belonged to the MILF not the Maute-ISIS.
The peace deal between the government and MILF recognizes six camps of the former rebels, which are being planned to become economic zones as part of the process of normalization.
Brigadier General Antonio Nafarrete, chair of the Government of the Philippines-Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities said the MILF camp in Maguing town is not among the six recognized camps.
The six recognized MILF camps are Camps Abubakar as-Sidique in Maguindanao, Bilal in Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur, Omar ibn al-Khattab in Maguindanao, Rajamuda in North Cotabato and Maguindanao, Badre in Maguindanao, and Busrah Somiorang in Butig, Lanao del Sur.
Nafarrete said the 103rd Infantry Brigade had formally informed the Ad Hoc Joint Action Group (AHJAG) of the presence of a Maute-ISIS camp in Maguing and the possibility of future military operations.
He said the brigade submitted the information to AHJAG last Dec. 28.
AHJAG is the cooperative mechanism that responds to criminality and terrorism issues in areas with MILF presence.
https://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2022/03/military-maintains-camp-attacked-by-soldiers-in-lanao-sur-belonged-to-militants/
Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command chief Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario denied accusations lodged by Bangsamoro Interim Chief Minister Ahod “Murad” Ebrahim that the camp the soldiers attacked in Barangay Ilalag, Maguing town, Lanao del Sur belongs to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Murad is the chair of the MILF, which forged a peace agreement with the government in 2014.
Rosario said the AFP would be willing accompany the MILF and other agencies involved in the peace process to Maguing to investigate to whether the camp attacked by the military this week belonged to the MILF or the Maute-ISIS.
He said the Maute-ISIS camp was located one kilometer from the MILF camp.
“Our soldiers even passed through the MILF camp before they made the frontal assault on the camp of the militants,” he said.
Murad issued a statement last Wednesday that the camp the soldiers attacked early this week belonged to the MILF not the Maute-ISIS.
The peace deal between the government and MILF recognizes six camps of the former rebels, which are being planned to become economic zones as part of the process of normalization.
Brigadier General Antonio Nafarrete, chair of the Government of the Philippines-Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities said the MILF camp in Maguing town is not among the six recognized camps.
The six recognized MILF camps are Camps Abubakar as-Sidique in Maguindanao, Bilal in Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur, Omar ibn al-Khattab in Maguindanao, Rajamuda in North Cotabato and Maguindanao, Badre in Maguindanao, and Busrah Somiorang in Butig, Lanao del Sur.
Nafarrete said the 103rd Infantry Brigade had formally informed the Ad Hoc Joint Action Group (AHJAG) of the presence of a Maute-ISIS camp in Maguing and the possibility of future military operations.
He said the brigade submitted the information to AHJAG last Dec. 28.
AHJAG is the cooperative mechanism that responds to criminality and terrorism issues in areas with MILF presence.
https://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2022/03/military-maintains-camp-attacked-by-soldiers-in-lanao-sur-belonged-to-militants/
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