“Four of the five elements of the MILF-Bangsamoro Islamic Auxiliary Force (BIAF) 105th Base Command who were sleeping at the mosque inside their base in Tukanalipao village on January 25, around 2 p.m., were killed by an element of the PNP-SAF who survived the armed encounter at the wooden bridge in Tukanalipao.”
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Govt urged to indemnify civilian victims in Mamasapano ops
A fact-finding mission says the government’s commando operations violated human rights and international humanitarian laws as they “undermined” the civilian residents of Mamasapano.
Drones flew 7 days before Mamasapano incidents, residents say
Reports of several residents indicate a deeper involvement of American troops in the Mamasapano incident.
Interfaith group hits Cayetano’s ‘ignorance of Moro history’
“Instead of querying in order to sift the truth out of this whole mess of an operation, Senator Alan Cayetano only stated his own conclusions in the matter, biases and chauvinism in tow.”
‘Still no justice’ in the Bangsamoro lands
At the Senate investigation, MILF chief peace negotiator Mohagher Iqbal enumerated some of the injustices wrought against Moros throughout history.
Mamasapano children fear repeat of bloody clash
“Moro children continue to carry the brunt of the Mamasapano encounter aftermath, contrary to the government’s claim that everything ‘has gone back to normal.’”
Mamasapano residents forced to evacuate due to bloody encounter
TRIBAL WEAVER. 64 year-old Mambay Nakan makes mats from pandan leaves. He earns P60 pesos for a mat fitting a double sized bed. He is among the residents of Tukanalipao, Mamasapano, Maguindanao who evacuated due to the bloody encounter that left 44 SAF commandos and 17 Moro fighters dead on January 25, 2015. (Contributed Photo…
Bangsamoro after Mamasapano: Don’t muddy the issues of war and peace
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Some broadcast news reports were calling it “a massacre” hardly after the last shots had been fired. Not to be outdone, their colleagues in print said it was “a slaughter.” In the days that followed, the Philippine news media were engaged in a race for scoops, in…
Civilians killed in Mamasapano operation – Suara Bangsamoro
Even as more questions are being raised on who called the shots in the deadly Mamasapano operation by elite cops, reports of civilian casualties are coming in.
Aquino, US government blamed for Maguindanao clash
The hunt for terror suspects, which resulted in the deadly clashes in Maguindanao, was suspiciously timed with the congressional deliberations on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law.