Soldiers killed a member of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and confiscated 26 improvised explosive devices in an air and ground anti-terror offensive in Barangay Butilen, Salibo town in Maguindanao del Sur on Saturday.
The home-made explosives left by members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters , driven away by soldiers from Barangay Butilen in Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur on May 25, 2024, are now in the custody of the Army's 6th Infantry Division.COTABATO CITY — Soldiers killed a member of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and confiscated 26 improvised explosive devices in an air and ground anti-terror offensive in Barangay Butilen, Salibo town in Maguindanao del Sur on Saturday.
Villagers told reporters that the slain BIFF member, who had two names that they believe were fictitious, Ahmed Samsudin and Jivin Ansao, was an expert in fabrication of improvised explosive devices that can be detonated from a distance using mobile phones. The BIFF and its ally, the Dawlah Islamiya, both have a reputation for bombing business establishments and passenger vehicles if owners refuse to shell out “protection money” on a monthly basis.Big fun shopping awaits at North Caloocan’s new ‘big-city mall’Global Dominion commits to further introducing Sangla OR/CR in Philippines
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