MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of The Philippines (AFP) on Monday said it is in need of mobility assets, specifically for marshland operations, as it continues to be in “hot pursuit” of the Islamic State-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).
According to AFP Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, members of BIFF have fled towards Liguasan Marsh, a wetlands that has seen a number of battles between government forces and extremist forces, most notably during the Mamasapano clash in 2015 that resulted in the “massacre” of 44 men of the Philippine National Police’s Special Armed Forces, now known as the SAF-44.
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