BIFF death toll rise to 52 as Maguindanao fighting slowed down

COTABATO CITY: A dozen more Moro bandits were killed as the military offensives against Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) entered its fifth day, the Army said Friday.

Colonel Dickson Hermoso, 6th Infantry Division spokesperson, said the ground skirmishes between BIFF and soldiers led to the discovery of 12 more BIFF members whose firearms were retrieved by government forces.