Philippino Jihad: Observance of Ramadan enables rogue MILF units to regroup
by sheikyermami on September 30, 2008
AFP
Hudna Alert
MANILA, Philippnies - Due to the “extra care” exercised by the military during the month-long observance of Ramadan, rogue Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) units were able to rebuild their forces.
* Villagers take up arms against Philippine rebels Jihadists
Brigadier General Jorge Segovia, the Armed Forces’ assistant deputy chief of staff for operations, said this was the latest assessment of Joint Task Force Mindanao on the ongoing offensive against wayward MILF rebels in Central Mindanao.
In a press briefing in Camp Aguinaldo Monday, Segovia said it was also observed that the so-called MILF units have broken down into smaller groups to avoid detection by the pursuing government troops.
“Those are assessments by our most senior commander in Mindanao (Lt. Gen. Cardozo Luna), but that may have something to do also with the extra care that the Armed Forces is observing so as not to affect civilian communities observing the Ramadan,” Segovia said.
Segovia admitted that the limited use of artillery and air strikes during Ramadan have somehow affected the operations.
From the start of Ramadan on Sept. 1 up to 6 p.m. Sunday, Segovia said the military has recorded 71 incidents and that “a big number of these atrocities” were initiated by the MILF, including attacks on communities and hapless civilians.
The official also said that during the Ramadan, three soldiers and a militiaman had been killed while conducting operations while 22 soldiers and four militiamen were wounded.
Segovia said they expect an escalation of fighting with the rebels when Ramadan ends Wednesday, October 1. “The Armed Forces of the Philippines has already prepared for that,” he said. - GMANews.TV
Tagged as:
MILF,
moros,
Philippines
Join the discussion...
Too small?
Click here
This is a satirical website. None of what you read here has anything to do with Islam, because Islam is a Religion of Peace. Everybody knows that good Muslims never do the things they do, (because Allah does it for them, Quran 8:12) and we know that only our misperceptions, ignorance and stereotyping of Islam makes Muslims chop off heads, kill and rape women and children, bomb subways, buses, nightclubs and fly jets into buildings. If it wasn't for the media and da Jooozzz, we wouldn't even know its happening.
We welcome open, honest, thoughtful, and vigorous discussion in the comments threads, so do yourself a favour and don't accuse us of being 'haters' because we are loving, tolerant people. Don't curse us, don't threaten us with death or hellfire, and don't accuse us of being "just like the terrorists" because we don't do to Muslims what they do to us or to themselves. Yes, we know that only idiots oppose Islam and sensible people submit, but you should know that we are ignorant bigots, hypocrites and Islamophobes, and we prefer to remain that way...
But since you are forcing yourselves (and your abhorrent belief-system on us) we will defend ourselves, because we must. Avoid tu quoque and ad hominem attacks. Don't bother with circular reasoning either, we been there, done it. If you annoy us, you will be banned and your posts summarily deleted.
Try to add to the discussion, don't try to sell snake oil, don't try to cover us with Islamic shrouds of kitman and taqiyya, don't bother with da'awa, (we've heard it before) don't spam us with long pieces of cut & paste, write in English, try to tell the truth,
(we know that's hard for you because you are all pathological liars) but the truth will set you free, try it!
One more thing: don't think you can post here under multiple monikers. You will quickly be disappeared! The same goes for
trufers and conspiracy kooks: you get one chance, one time. Blow it out of your ass if you must; put your stupidity on display.
But you won't be back, trust me on that.
Take a deep breath before you post, try to make some sense, do not just vent, do not make a fool of yourself and if you prove us wrong you can earn 10 Islamic dollars for your piggy bank. Deal?
