Muslim rebels kill seven farmers in southern Philippines
Muslim rebels on December 24 launched a series of attacks in the southern Philippines, killing seven Christian farmers, according to the country’s military.
Photo taken on August 28, 2011 shows Ameril Umbrakato (3rd R-front), leader of the breakaway Muslim separatist group Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) (Source : AFP)
Hanoi (VNA) - Muslim rebels on December 24 launched a series of attacks in the southern Philippines, killing seven Christian farmers, according to the country’s military.
About 150 fighters of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) attacked many mainly-Christian towns in early December 24 in Mindanao island where Christian-Muslim conflicts have taken place for decades, said Colonel Ricky Bunayog, a local military commander.
The rebels arrested seven farmers and then killed them, Bunayog said.
The BIFF took responsibility for the attacks, saying it was over a land dispute.
In 2008, the BIFF split from the main Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
It has opposed a peace process between the Philippine government and the MILF for the creation of a Muslim autonomous area in the south and has vowed to keep fighting for a separate Islamic state.-VNA
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Photo taken on August 28, 2011 shows Ameril Umbrakato (3rd R-front), leader of the breakaway Muslim separatist group Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) (Source : AFP)
