CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao – Five soldiers, including a junior officer, were injured in a roadside bombing in Datu Unsay, Maguidanao on Sunday morning, the police said. A KM-150 military truck was approaching the bridge in Barangay Meta in Datu Unsay when the explosion took place around 7:30 a.m., according to Chief Supt. The injured soldiers were confined at the Maguindanao Provincial Hospital in Shariff Aguak town. Abu Misry Mama, speaking for the Islamic State-inspired Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), said his group was behind the roadside bombing. The BIFF has also intensified its attacks against soldiers and civilians, particularly members of the Teduray minority in Maguindanao.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 18, 2018 09:33 UTC