COTABATO CITY: Representatives of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the government and the International Monitoring Team (IMT) have launched verification on reported presence of foreign terrorists-linked militants in Central Mindanao.

Officials said the search initially focused on Camp Ka-raraw, a suspected training hub of militants linked to the Jeemah Islamiah (JI) terrorist group, lying on the border of Barira, Maguindanao; Butig, Lanao del Sur; and Alamada, North Cotabato.