TWENTY-three more members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) were killed in fresh clashes with government forces bringing to 97 the number of bandits slain since the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) launched an all-out offensive against the rebel group in Maguindanao and North Cotabato.

Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc, chief of the AFP Public Affairs Office, said the 23 BIFF members were killed during a series of encounters along the boundary of Datu Salibo and Datu Piang towns on Tuesday afternoon.

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