CAMP SIONGCO, Shariff Kabunsuan, Philippines -- The Moro Islamic Liberation Front has been provoking government troops in Central Mindanao the past few days amid a ceasefire agreement, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Lieutenant Colonel Julieto Ando, 6th Infantry Division spokesperson, said MILF fighters had made their presence felt since four days ago in Saranggani, Maguindanao, Shariff Kabunsuan and North Cotabato.
On Saturday, Ando said, about 200 MILF fighters in full battle gear were sighted in the border towns of Midsayap in North Cotabato and Datu Piang in Maguindanao, forcing thousands of villagers to flee to the town centers.
“A brief firefight ensued when the MILF (men) attacked an army detachment in Barangay Rangaban, leaving a few MILF fighters wounded and probably killed on Saturday night,” Ando said.
“A heavy downpour forced the MILF to withdraw to the Datu Piang side,” he added.
Ando said the military had already filed a protest with the joint ceasefire panel. “Massing of troops is a violation of the ceasefire agreement,” he said. (Edwin O. Fernandez, Inquirer Mindanao)
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