MAGUINDANAO, Philippines — Gunfights between rival groups of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Datu Abdullah Sangki town have stopped after both sides agreed to a third-party mediation.
The military said the hostilities erupted between the group led by a certain Item of the 106th Base Command and the faction led by Cob, Kagui Edres and Bravo on Monday.
Maj. Arvin Encinas, 6th Infantry Division spokesman, said MILF officials, interagency provincial peace and order council members and military and police officials in this province are involved in the negotiations.
The warring factions lost two men each in the fightings in Barangay Kaya-Kaya. Four villagers, who were caught in the crossfire, were wounded.
There were reports that the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters are supporting the group led by Cob, Kagui Edres and Bravo.