CAMP SIONGCO, MAGUINDANAO—Two more members of the Islamic State-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) were killed in a clash with soldiers in Barangay (village) Mao, Datu Paglas, Maguindanao before dawn on Sunday, May 16, the military reported.
Maj. Gen. Juvymax Uy, commander of the 6th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, said the slain BIFF members were part of the group of 60 armed men who occupied Datu Paglas town public market on May 8 before soldiers arrived in the area and drove them away.
The Army-led Joint Task Force Central (JTFC) clashed with the BIFF fighters under Mohiden Animbang alias Kagi Karialan for about 15 minutes befor…
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