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Philippines: Army captures a high commander of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF)
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 15:09
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Philippine authorities have captured a high-ranking leader of a key splinter militant group, a military spokesman confirmed Wednesday.
According to Maj. Filemon Tan, the spokesperson for the Philippine military’s Western Mindanao Command, Hassan Indal alias Abu Hazam, the vice-chairman for internal affairs of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) and the 4th division commander of its armed wing, the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), was arrested in his hideout in the village of Kalanganan, west of Cotabato City late Tuesday. His son, Ali Indal, also a BIFF member, was killed during the raid after resisting arrest.
Source: http://www.warsintheworld.com/index.php/2016/02/10/philippines-army-captures-a-high-commander-of-bangsamoro-islamic-freedom-fighters-biff/
