Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. on Wednesday commended the bravery of the seven soldiers who were wounded during the encounter that resulted in the death of a ranking Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) leader and 11 of his followers in Maguindanao Del Sur last…
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The BARMM hosts the smallest number of Christians nationwide. About 91% of the region's inhabitants are Muslims, while around 5.3% or 261,963 individuals identify as Catholics.
The military says the BIFF-Karialan faction was not aligned with the Dawlah Islamiya until it joined forces with a more radical BIFF group in carrying out an ambush that killed soldiers in Maguindanao del Sur
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