1.媒體來源:
benarnews
2.完整新聞標題:
Philippines: 2 Civilians Killed, 7 Wounded in Muslim Rebel Attack
3.完整新聞內文:
A faction of the Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel group killed at least two
villagers and wounded seven others when they attacked a small military
outpost in the southern Philippines over the weekend, police said Tuesday.
Officials said gunmen belonging to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
(BIFF) randomly opened fire at civilian houses using rifles and
rocket-propelled grenades after attacking a military detachment in Shariff
Aguak town in Maguindanao province, about 1,600 km (1,000 miles) south of
Manila.
Senior Superintendent Agustin Tello, the local police chief, identified the
slain civilians as Unti Kamana, 60, and his grandson, Mohammad. Among those
wounded were four children, he said.
“There’s an ongoing military operation right now. More than 30 families
have fled because of the incident,” Tello told BenarNews. He did not
elaborate.
Abu Misri Mama, spokesman for the BIFF, confirmed the offensive, but denied
his group was targeting civilians.
“We only attack the military not civilians,” Mama told BenarNews.
Military officials could not be reached for comment about whether soldiers
were injured in the attack.
Meanwhile, town Mayor Marop Ampatuan denounced the attack.
“I am appealing to the rebels to spare the civilians,” Ampatuan told a
local radio station.
Maj. Gen. Arnel dela Vega, chief of the Philippine Army’s 6th Infantry
Division, said the BIFF’s latest attack was meant to avenge the deaths of
more than 30 rebels killed in offensives two months ago.
The BIFF, with hundreds of fighters, split from the 10,000-member Moro
Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in 2008. In 2014, the larger rebel group
signed a peace deal with Manila in exchange for expanded autonomy.
The BIFF had vowed to push with the separatist fight, attracting younger,
more hardline members of the MILF. In June, gunmen stormed the village of
Malagakit in nearby North Cotabato province and took more than 30 people,
including school children, as hostages. The hostages were later released.
Red Cross airs concerns
As a result of the armed clashes in Maguindanao province, thousands of people
have also been displaced from their homes, according to Tomoko Matsuzawa,
head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Matsuzawa told reporters on Monday that about 11,600 people have been
deprived of basic daily necessities as the military is locked in battles with
the BIFF and another group of IS-linked militants led by Abu Turaipe in five
remote villages in Maguindanao.
He said ICRC was concerned for the residents who fled their homes to escape
gun battles in the area.
“While the attention over the recent months has been mostly focused on the
Marawi conflict, several communities in Maguindanao have also been seriously
affected by armed clashes,” he said. “We remain concerned about their
plight as they have been displaced for more than three months.”
The MILF, showing its sincerity in the peace talks, launched its own campaign
against BIFF militants.
Officials said almost 50 people had been killed in fighting between the two
sides since August this year.
簡易翻譯:
菲律賓BIFF組織，週二襲擊菲律賓南部，殺害了2民村民，另有七人受傷。
官員表示:BIFF組織在馬尼拉以南的Shariff Aguak鎮的軍事分遣隊後隨機朝民用房屋開火
(用步槍及RPG火箭)。
死者為60歲的Unti Kamana和他的孫子Mohammad。
4.完整新聞連結 (或短網址):
http://www.benarnews.org/english/news/philippine/biff-fight-12052017141520.html
5.備註:
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