TERRORISM: REBEL ATTACKS IN

SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES
By Allain Christine Bernardo
14 people were dead when the rebellion Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter
(BIFF) attacks the Christian Village in Southern Philippines during Christmas Eve and
Christmas Day (Thursday and
Friday) said by the regional
military spokeswoman Capt. Joan
Petinglay.
We learned that the BIFF had
plans to attack civilians and our
detachments so we went on
heightened alert even before
Christmas, Petinglay said. That
prevented the rebels from
attacking villages and inflicting
more casualties.
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Petinglay also said on the phone that 200 rebels took in at least eight parts of attack
during Thursday and Friday. She also added that all farmers were informed and
properly warned not to venture out to prevent a large amount of casualties. But despite
the warnings from the military, five farmers still went to their farms Thursday for them to
spray an insecticide on their crops in Maguindanao province wherein they was captured
and gunned down by the rebels.
The rebels also took a family hostage in a nearby village in Esperanza town in Sultan
Kudarat province freeing a mother and her child then killed the three men.
Government peace talks negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer said Theyre riding on the
ferment of (the Islamic State) and, second, they see uncertainties precisely because of
the delay and they want to generate some momentum.
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter spokesman said that his group supports Islamic
State militants in Syria and Iraq. FILIPINO TIMES

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