PNP Special Action Force Deploys 500 Troops to Counter Extremists in Maguindanao del Sur
The Philippine National Police's Special Action Force has kept a 500-person battalion in Maguindanao del Sur to bolster operations against BIFF and Dawlah Islamiyah militants.
A battalion of 500 elite SAF officers, supported by light-armored vehicles, remains stationed in Maguindanao del Sur to aid provincial police efforts. Police provincial director John Michael Mangahis said the deployment will strengthen security across the province's 24 municipalities. The focus is on disrupting the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and Dawlah Islamiyah, groups linked to the Islamic State. The move is part of a broader government campaign to dismantle extremist networks in the region.
Why it matters
The deployment strengthens the fight against Islamist militants threatening peace in Mindanao.
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