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+ December 16, 2020 THE explosive that killed a pregnant woman in Barangay Pusao, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao Tuesday evening belongs to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and not to the military, an official said.
Philippine Army 6th Infantry Division spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Anhouvic Atilano said Wednesday, December 16, that based on the initial investigation, the troops conducted a fire mission against at least 20 BIFF members who were sighted in Barangay Kabinayan, Datu Salibo past 10 a.m. Tuesday.
After the fire mission, explosions were heard several meters away from the target area, and Atilano said it could have been perpetrated by the BIFF.
Published December 16, 2020, 4:29 PM
An expectant mother was killed after military troops reportedly fired mortar bombs in a suspected enemy camp that was allegedly being operated by members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao on Tuesday evening.
However, Lieutenant Colonel Dingdong Atilano, spokesman of the 6th Infantry Division (6ID), said that the civilian victim, 35-year-old Rabiyah Damada Lakim, was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) from the BIFF. The victim was seven months pregnant and left another child.
Atilano said troops from the 6th Infantry Division fired eight rounds of 105 mm howitzer as part of their “fire mission” in Barangay Kalibo, part of Datu Salibo town, around 10:20 p.m. to flush out suspected BIFF members who were sighted by civilians in the area.
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Sinas denies BIFF targeting Datu Piang police chief By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News
Published December 14, 2020 1:22pm
Suspected members of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and Dawlah Islamiya torched a police vehicle in Datu Piang, Maguindanao, on Thursday, December 3, 2020. The military said the suspects were looking for the town s police chief to settle a grudge. However, Philippine National Police chief Police General Debold Sinas on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 said this is not true. PNP photo Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Debold Sinas does not believe that the armed men who attacked Datu Piang, Maguindanao on December 3 were targeting the town s police chief.