ADVERTISEMENTMassive operationsMassive military operations were being conducted in at least five Maguindanao towns, including parts of Shariff Aguak. On Wednesday, BIFF forces continued to attack government forces by setting off explosives and harassing Army detachments. Maj. Gen. Arnel dela Vega, 6th Infantry Division (ID) chief, said the military had expected BIFF to launch more attacks to slow the military operations. At least 13 BIFF gunmen had been killed in the operations and nine others had surrendered since April 9, when the military operations were launched, according to Capt. Using assetsDela Vega said 20 firearms were also recovered in the operations while two BIFF camps had been captured.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 14, 2018 23:26 UTC