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MILF commander slain in ambush

John Unson - The Philippine Star
MILF commander slain in ambush
Norodin Alipulo Mama, a commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front who was ambushed in Cotabato City on Oct. 13, 2024, was declared dead on arrival by doctors in a hospital where he was brought by policemen for treatment.
Photo courtesy of Philstar.com / John Unson

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — A commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front was killed in an ambush in this city on Sunday.

Norodin Alipulo Mama died at the scene of the ambush that occurred in Barangay Tamontaka 2.

Mama’s companion, Esmael Balabagan, was taken to a hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds.

Mama and Balabagan were in a multicab when they were attacked by motorcycle-riding men along the Sultan Kudarat-Cotabato-Datu Odin Sinsuat Diversion Road.

Police said Mama was a supporter of the government’s anti-narcotics campaign in Maguindanao del Norte.

MORO ISLAMIC LIBERATION FRONT

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