A suspected high-ranking official of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and 11 alleged members of the terrorist group were killed in a military operation in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on Monday, April 22, 2023.
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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