END OF THE ROAD. Four suspected Dawlah Islamiya terrorists lay dead after a clash with military troops in Carmen, North Cotabato on Friday (Jan. 15, 2022). A certain Norodin Hassan (left) alias Andot, the alleged emir for military affairs of the Dawlah Islamiya Hassan Group and mastermind of the Jan. 11 bombing in Aleosan, North Cotabato, was one of those killed during the operation. (Photo courtesy of 6ID) CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao - State forces killed during a manhunt operation Friday the alleged mastermind in the bus bombing in Aleosan, North Cotabato together with three cohorts. Maj. Gen. Juvymax Uy, Army's 6th Infantry Division commander, identified three of the four slain suspects as Norodin Hassan alias Andot, the known emir for military affairs of the Dawlah Islamiya Hassan Group, Abdonillah Hassan alias Don, and Abdonhack Hassan alias Abdon. The suspects were killed during an Army operation in a remote village in Carmen, North Cotabato. Recovered from them were M14 and M1
RETURN TO NORMAL LIFE. Col. Jovencio Gonzales, 602nd Infantry Brigade commander, inspects one of the seven firearms surrendered by 14 Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) members in Midsayap, North Cotabato on Friday (Jan. 7, 2021), as Lt. Col. Edgardo Vilchez Jr. (extreme left), the 34th IB commander, and the surrenderers look on. The latest batch of surrendering BIFF fighters said they were all longing to be reunited with their families. (Photo courtesy of 6ID) MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato - Military and local officials here have welcomed the surrender of 14 members of the extremist Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) who all wished to live peaceful lives once more, military officials said Saturday. Lt. Col. Edgardo Vilchez, 34th Infantry Battalion (IB) commander, said the BIFF group surrendered before them Friday afternoon at their headquarters in Barangay Salunayan. "Twelve of the BIFF combatants were adults while two were minors," he said. Vilchez, who presented
SURRENDER. A bomb-making expert of the Dawlah Islamiya terror group hands over his rifle to military and local officials during simple surrender rites held at the Army's 602nd Infantry Brigade headquarters in Carmen, North Cotabato on Monday (Dec. 6, 2021). The surrenderer, who has not been identified for security reasons, will be given financial and livelihood packages to start his life anew as a productive citizen. (Photo courtesy of 602nd IBde) CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao - A bombmaker of the terror group Dawlah Islamiya (DI) has surrendered to authorities in Carmen, North Cotabato, a top military official here said Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Juvymax Uy, Army's 6th Infantry Division commander, said the DI member voluntarily yielded on Sunday with his rifle to Lt. Col. Rommel Mundala, 90th Infantry Battalion commander, and Col. Jovencio Gonzales, 602nd Infantry Brigade commander. "He was a high-value target. A bomb-making expert," Uy said without identifying the surrenderer t