The offensive is a 'focused' operation, says 602nd Infantry Brigade commander Brigadier General Donald Gumiran.
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Two suspected militants were killed, and evacuations started as the military launched offensives against a group of the Dawlah Islamiya along the boundaries of Maguindanao del Sur and Cotabato provinces on the eve of the month-long Ramadan.
Gumiran the Sibud-led group was believed to be behind several bomb attacks in some parts of Mindanao. As a consequence, however, a still undetermined number of civilians fled to safer grounds in the towns of Pikit and Pagalungan, and nearby areas. The BARMM’s Rapid Emergency Action on Disaster Incidence team has positioned emergency relief aid in the affected areas, according to Bangsamoro Interior Minister Naguib Sinarimbo.
He theorized that an attack against two soldiers at a checkpoint in Mamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur, On Wednesday, was a diversionary tactic. The incident left one soldier killed and two others, including a civilian, hurt.
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