BIFF, Dawlah Islamiya declared ‘persona non grata’

PERSONA NON-GRATA --- Village officials of Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao have declared the Islamic State-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and Dawlah Islamiya terrorist group “persona non grata”  during a peace and development gathering initiated by the Army last February 9). Lt. Col. Edwin Alburo (back at photo), commander of the Army's 57th Infantry Battalion, affixes his signature on the local officials’ declaration against violent extremism. (Photo courtesy of 57th IB)

KIDAPAWAN CITY  --- Three villages in conflict-affected Datu Saudi Ampatuan (DSA) in Maguindanao declared Sunday (February 9) “persona non grata” the Islamic State-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and Dawlah Islamiya terrorist (DITG).

During the gathering for Community Support Program on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (CSP-PCVE), local officials of Barangays Gawang, Kitapok, and Kitango of DSA approved a joint resolution denouncing the atrocities committed by the BIFF and DITG and declaring them “persona non grata” in their communities. 

The remote areas of DSA and nearby areas near the Liguasan Marsh are frequently being harassed by the BIFF and DITG elements.