COTABATO CITY: Seven members of communist terrorist groups abandoned their armed struggle and surrendered to government forces in Sultan Kudarat, the military announced on Tuesday.

Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr., commander of Western Mindanao Command, said four were members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters-Karialan Faction, two were members of Guerilla Front-73, and one was from the Daulah Islamiyah-Hassan Group."Based on the report, surrendered personalities voluntarily submitted themselves to Lt. Col. Edwin Alburo, commanding officer of the 40th Infantry Battalion (40IB) at the unit's headquarters in Barangay Tual, President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat on Sunday, December 26," Rosario said.

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