Extremists attack police detachment in South, 3 wounded

Police ordered its forces on high alert on Tuesday after local Islamic State (IS) fighters attacked a detachment in the restive Muslim province of Maguindanao del Sur and wounded three security personnel.

Brig. Gen. Allan Nobleza, the regional police chief, said members of the Dawlah Islamiya under Commander Yusa Ganoy opened fire on policemen at the detachment in the village of Pagatin in Datu Salibo town on Monday evening.

Nobleza said the victims – Corporal Fernan Andres and Patrolmen Abdul Lipuas and Alesona Makasandig – are members of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 14. He condemned the attack and “vowed to use all its resources to find the people behind this harassment, which targeted our troops who were only performing their duties in maintaining peace and security in the town of Datu Salibo.”

“All police units in the Bangsamoro region are on high alert status effective today, August 29, and will not be disheartened, instead intensifying its effort in performing its mandate of serving and protecting the people of the Bangsamoro,” he said.

“This act of Dawlah Islamiyah-Hassan Group clearly shows the utter disregard of human life and and welfare of the Bangsamoro communities despite of the efforts of the local government units, PNP and AFP for peace, and security of the Bangsamoro people,” he added.
Authorities have blamed the Dawlah Islamia for the spate of attacks on police and military targets, including innocent civilians in the South.

Source » manilatimes.net