The Palace has assured that the Armed Forces of
the Philippines (AFP) is dealing with lawless elements in the country to ensure
peace and order.
“Ginagampanan ng ating Sandatahang Lakas ang
tungkulin na tutukan lahat ng pagkilos ng iba’t ibang armadong grupo,
lalong-lalo na ang mga naghahasik ng ligalig sa ating bansa at sa ating mga
pamayanan. Hindi sila papahintulutang magsagawa ng mga aksyon na iyan at
pipigilin sila ng ating Sandatahang Lakas,” Communications Secretary Herminio
Coloma, Jr. said.
He made the assurance following reports that a
new group of lawless elements has emerged in Central Mindanao.
The AFP said on Wednesday (March 4) that a new
group called Justice for Islamic Movement (JIM), headed by Mohamed Ali Tambako,
is coddling Filipino bomb maker Basit Usman.
Usman managed to escape while Malaysian
terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir, alias Marwan, was killed during an operation
launched by the police’s Special Action Force (SAF) last January in Mamasapano,
Maguindanao that also resulted in the death of 44 SAF members.
The military said Tambako used to be a member of
the Moro National Liberation Front and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
and is affiliated with the Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiah, a militant Islamist
group active in Southeast Asia.
The AFP said the new armed group is also a
target of the military’s all-out offensive launched last week in Maguindanao
and North Cotabato. (PCOO News Release)
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