AFP atrocities continue, behead civilians,
roast and eat dog near Mosque, burn civilian houses, air and artillery
strikes, killing own troops in Maguindanao
Friday, 01 May 2009 03:40
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The aggressive Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) had been
reportedly committing crimes against humanity with its relentless and
indiscriminate operations in Maguindanao since April 17, 2009 against
the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the aggrieved Bangsamoro
people.
Atrocities
committed by the troops of AFP against innocent civilians and their
communities are totally revolting and condemnable.
On April 28, 2009, four innocent Muslim civilians were reportedly
found dead in a village in Shariff Aguak with their heads beheaded and
bodies mutilated apparently due to gun shots and bladed weapons.
Reports said AFP troops perpetrated this inhuman act that is immense
violation of human rights and international humanitarian laws.
In
one village in Datu Piang, AFP troops were reported to have slaughtered
a dog and roasted and ate the animal near a Mosque, the heart of
religious symbol in Islam. This act of religious and cultural
insensitivity and blasphemy is condemnable in its strongest terms.
Burning
of houses to the ground by the AFP troops can be compared to none. It
is because only in Muslim communities that burning of houses by AFP was
being done. Recollections would tell that not a house was ever razed to
ground in other areas of operations of AFP that were directed at
non-Muslim communities in Mindanao.
Reports said all the
remaining civilian houses unburned by government forces in Barangay Tee
and Andavit, Datu Piang were finally torched to flame the past two
days. Several houses in Udsudan were also burned down by government
soldiers.
In December last year, the number of houses owned by civilians burned down by
government forces reached to nearly 2000 units.
Indiscriminate
air and artillery strikes by AFP pounded and shaken Muslim communities
in Talayan, Guindulungan, Datu Piang, Datu Saudi, Datu Unsay,
Mamasapano, Shariff Aguak, and Midsayap, North Cotabato.
Heavy
bombarded the past days were barnagays Diate, Udsudan, Malingao, Tuka,
Lapok, Kitango, Liab, Gawang, Tee, Andavit, Barrio Muslim, Bangkat,
Balong, Muntay, Kampimpilan, Kadigasan, Lumopog, Anbadao, Duaminanga
and Kalipapa, and the marshy areas in the ligawasan ream constituting
the areas.
Yesterday starting 8:30am until almost 5pm, air
strikes using four (4) bomber planes bombarded barangys Gawang,
Andavit, Tee, Barrio Muslim, Guindulunga and riverside barangays in
Datu Piang and Midsayap.
Meanwhile, at 7:15pm last April 28,
2009, the artillery firing by the AFP from its outpost at Datu Gumbay,
Datu Piang, allegedly backfired that instantly killed 18 AFP troops and
wounded several others wounded. According, one military vehicle was
also destroyed. MILF field reporters had already confirmed the
happening of the incident. However, further validations are being
undertaken by MILF reporters.
IDPs are again seen sprouting
along the roads and national highway in too appalling situation to
escape being added to victims statistics of the AFP indiscriminate
operations.
luwaran.com
Abulkhair "ABUL" M. Alibasa
Young Muslim Peace Advocate/ Coordinator, BSGN-Lanao Marawi City, Philippines
Mobile phone: +63-916-9032-197
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