The founder and chair of the Justice Islamic Movement (JIM), the splinter group from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) is now in custody. JIM leader Mohammad Ali Tambako was arrested on Sunday night while in transit in a tricycle en route to Barangay Kalumpang, General Santos City. Tambako, the former Vice Chairperson for Military Affairs of the BIFF, was detained due to the arrest warrant from the Cotabato Regional Trial Court Branch 15 for charges […]
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AFP to finish offensive against BIFF this weekend
The Armed Forces of the Philippines target to finish its offensive against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter this weekend.
AFP to eliminate BIFF in 3 months
The Armed Forces of the Philippines is confident that it will meet the 3-month deadline to eliminate the threat of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.
MILF BIFF clash in Maguindanao affects students
As the clash between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) affects 7, 000 students as 18 schools were used as evacuation centers in Maguindanao.
BIFF kills soldiers in ambush
In Maguindanao, two members of the Philippine Army were killed in an ambush conducted by suspected members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).
Maguindanao now under state of calamity; more than 40,000 individuals displaced by fighting
Maguindanao has been placed under a state of calamity after more than 40,000 people have been displaced in the province due to intense fighting between the government soldiers and members of rebel groups such as the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) According to figures from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao humanitarian emergency action response team (HEART), at least 8,236 families or 41,180 individuals were forced to feel their homes because of the government’s ongoing […]
AFP attacks BIFF bomb factory
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) uncovered an improvised bomb factory after attacking the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter (BIFF) camp in Mamasapano.
AFP kills Usman’s trusted lieutenants
According to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), ever since the all-out offensive started against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), three of Usman’s alleged trusted lieutenants were killed.
DSWD allots P4.85 million for residents affected by Maguindanao fighting
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has allotted 4.85 million pesos for the residents affected by the ongoing armed conflict in Maguindanao, according to Malacanang. Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr said 2,090 affected families or 10,450 individuals from seven barangays in Datu Salibo in Maguindanao are currently housed in six evacuation centers. More people are being displaced as the Philippine army continued to fight the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF). The all-out operation […]
More troops sent to Maguindanao
As the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) start its all-out offensive against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), more troops were sent to Maguindanao.
MILF advises troop to avoid confrontations against the government
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) commanded its fighters to avoid fighting government troops, as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) start its all-out offensive against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).
BIFF will not return SAF guns
The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) will not return the guns that they retrieved from Special Action Force (SAF) commandos in Mamasapano, saying that they got said armaments after defeating the SAF commandos.
