SULTAN KUDARAT – Police are verifying reports that some members of the former rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front may have been involved in recent attacks by jihadist Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in Sultan Kudarat province in southern Philippines.
The BIFF, a splinter group of the MILF, attacked military and civilian targets in President Quirino town and nearby areas. The recent attack in the town killed a civilian and wounded two more in Katiku village.
Police also relayed this information to members of the International Monitoring Team which is overseeing the cease-fire accord between the MILF and the Aquino government. The MILF has signed a peace accord with Manila last year, ending decades of bloody fighting in the restive region.
The BIFF has been fighting for independence in Mindanao and has pledged allegiance with the Sunni jihadist group ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (Mindanao Examiner – Rose Muneza)
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