Militant group declares total war versus MILF

By Al Jacinto

May 25, 2023 12:17 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Local Islamic State (IS) fighters have declared a total war on the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which signed a peace deal with the Philippine government in 2014.

The recent attack by the militants on the former secessionist group in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao del Sur is not the first.

Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighters clean their anti-tank weapons and firearms inside their barracks somewhere in Maguindanao del Sur. FILE PHOTO BY AL JACINTO

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