Back مناضلو بانغسامورو الإسلاميين في سبيل الحرية Arabic مناضلو بانجسامورو الاسلاميين فى سبيل الحريه ARZ Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters German Pejuang Kemerdekaan Islam Bangsamoro ID Combattenti per la Libertà del Bangsamoro Islamico Italian バンサモロ・イスラム自由戦士 Japanese 방사모로 이슬람 자유 전사 Korean Pejuang Kebebasan Islam Bangsamoro Malay Islamscy Bojownicy o Wolność Bangsamoro Polish Бойцы исламского освобождения Бангсаморо Russian
| Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters[1] | |
| Leaders | |
| Dates of operation | 2008–present |
| Active regions | Maguindanao, North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat |
| Ideology | Salafi jihadist Islamism[2] Moro nationalism (one faction)[2] Ideology of the Islamic State (one faction)[4] |
| Status | Active |
| Size | c. 500 (July 2016)[2] 264 (2018)[5] 252 (2020)[6] c. 80 (2022)[7] |
| Allies |  Dawlah Islamiya[8] |
| Designated as a terrorist group by |  Australia[9] Malaysia[10] Philippines[a] |
The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), also known as the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement,[12] is an Islamist jihadist militant organization based in Mindanao, in the southern Philippines. It is a smaller player in the overall Moro insurgency and is mostly active in Maguindanao and other places in central Mindanao. It is a breakaway group from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front founded by Ameril Umbra Kato.[13] Following Kato's death, the group split into three factions, one of which has aligned with the Islamic State, while the other two are less radical.[4][14]
- ^ "Former political affairs chief leads Bangsamoro group". CNN Philippines. April 15, 2015. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "BIFF splits in two factions". Update Philippines. July 22, 2016. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ Fernandez, Edwin (April 23, 2024). "BIFF leader, 11 followers slain in Army op in Maguindanao Sur". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c Bong S Sarmiento (November 22, 2017). "Islamic State's new frontline in the Philippines". Asia Times. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ "News". Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ https://ptvnews.ph/general-gapay-wants-all-npa-guerrilla-fronts-dismantled-in-2021/
- ^ "Addressing Islamist Militancy in the Southern Philippines". Crisis Group. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "Dawlah Islamiya, BIFF tagged in bus bombing". NDBC. April 18, 2023.
- ^ "Islamic State East Asia | Australian National Security". Archived from the original on November 27, 2020.
- ^ http://www.moha.gov.my/images/maklumat_bahagian/KK/kdndomestic.pdf
- ^ "ATC labels CPP-NPA, IS East Asia terrorist organizations". GMA News. December 31, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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