SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao: More than 1,000 families from the beleaguered towns of Datu Salibo, Datu Saudi Ampatuan and Datu Shariff Saydona have sought shelter in neighboring villages as the military tracks down lawless elements, including the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) rebels, who harassed two Army detachments in the area on New Year’s Eve.

Noralyn Udasan Nul, a registered nurse and a relief personnel of the Humanitarian Emergency Action Response Team of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (HEART-ARMM), told The Manila Times that the affected families were from Barangay Madia in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Barangay Sambolawan in Datu Salibo and Barangay Pagatin in Datu Shariff Saydona.

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