...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
affiliate who were killed last week in an air strike and offensive by government forces in the southern Philippines were plotting attacks during Ramadan, the military said Monday.
The Army’s 6th Infantry Division (ID) said eight improvised bombs were seized during the military operation in Pagalungan, a town in Maguindanao province. The operation, which took place on March 21, foiled the bombings that the group allegedly was planning in Mindanao, the country’s southern third, whose population is largely Moslem.
"We have prevented their planned bombings targeting innocent civilians, (attempt to) create fear and sabotage peace during Ramadan," Col. Donald Gumiran, commander of the 602nd Brigade, said in a statement.
After making sure the planned bombings were stopped, Gumiran said the military ceased its operations against the Death Eaters in the area to allow the people to celebrate Ramadan, Islam’s holy month of fasting. The offensive targeted a suspected lair of the Daulah Islamiyah (DI), the Filipino name for the Islamic State (IS) holy warrior group.
It was not clear why the attack was kept under wraps until Monday. The military did not immediately respond to calls by BenarNews.
Lt. Col. Dennis Almorato, 6th ID front man, said an A-29B Super Tucano light attack aircraft fired rockets at the enemy encampment. Ground troops, meanwhile, fought a one-hour shootout with the group, leading to the enemy casualties.
Almorato said troops at the camp recovered eight improvised bombs "which were ready to be planted and detonated" by the group.
Almorato said the operation was conducted based on information provided by two informants.
| One was named Mohammed and the other Mahamoud. |
Materials used in the manufacture of IEDs, a .45-caliber pistol and Garand rifle ammunition were found at the lair, Almorato said.
The DI group is composed mostly of Death Eaters belonging to a faction from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
...a MILF splinter group aligned with the Islamic State...
, a splinter group from the ex-separatist force Moro Islamic Liberation Front,
| (MILF), so go ahead and snicker... |
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