{"id":44657,"date":"2015-03-13T04:03:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T20:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=44657"},"modified":"2015-03-13T04:03:22","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T20:03:22","slug":"20-more-biff-including-3-relatives-of-basit-usman-killed-in-latest-maguindanao-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/03\/13\/20-more-biff-including-3-relatives-of-basit-usman-killed-in-latest-maguindanao-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"20 more BIFF, including 3 relatives of Basit Usman, killed in latest Maguindanao clash"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced that another 20 Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) were killed, including three close relatives of Filipino terrorist Basit Usman, during a series of encounters in Shariff Saydona Mustapha town, Maguindanao Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc, AFP public spokesperson, identified two of Usman’s slain relatives as nephews Rene Masabpi and Kumidi Simeon.<\/p>\n

This brings the number of BIFF killed in the military offensive, that started last Feb. 25, to 116 and 63 wounded.<\/p>\n

Another unidentified relative of elusive terrorist leader Basit Usman was also killed in fierce clashes with Marine troopers in the swampland of Barangay Pamalian, also in Shariff Saydona Mustapha.<\/p>\n

The three fatalities were buried by retreating BIFF forces in shallow graves in Sitio Ilang, Barangay Tina, Shariff Aguak<\/p>\n

Civilian informants pinpointed their burial sites to government troops.<\/p>\n

The operating troops under Marine Battalion Landing Team-8 spotted more or less 20 bandits who were either dead or wounded during the series of firefights.<\/p>\n

“They were carried away by comrades when they fled from the encounter site,” Cabunoc added.<\/p>\n

The operating troops of the Marine Battalion Landing Team-8, led by Lt. Col. Willy Manalang, were closing in on the group of Usman and five terrorists who were being coddled by BIFF leader Mohammad Ali Tambako.<\/p>\n

Troops are following blood traces left behind by bandits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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