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Leader of BIFF-Bungos group killed in Maguindanao del Norte
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Ferdinandh B. Cabrera
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Security forces in the Philippines have killed Ismael Abubakar, the leader of a BIFF breakaway faction, in a strategic operation in Maguindanao del Norte. The death is expected to weaken the ISIS-linked group ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro region.
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Nort e (MindaNews / 05 July 2026) — Joint security forces from police and military in Central Mindanao have neutralized Ismael Abubakar aka Kumander Bungos, the leader of a breakaway faction of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), at around 2 a.m. here on Sunday.
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