Army retakes Maguindanao town after 6-HR BIFF occupation

COTABATO CITY—More than 100 gunmen belonging to the Islamic State (IS)-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) occupied the center of the banana farming town of Datu Paglas in Maguindanao for about six hours before fleeing a military assault on Saturday. No casualties were reported from the ensuing gunbattle. Saturday’s attack is the boldest of five […]

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