From the Philippine News Agency (Feb 3): Operation 'Darkhorse' achieves tactical objective - AFP
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday announced that "Operation Darkhorse" achieved its tactical ojective which was to render the "Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters" (BIFF) without any operating base or sanctuary.
"(Operation Darkhorse) was designed for some objectives and one of those is to deny the enemy, the BIFF a sanctuary, where they can consolidate, prepare, train or stage attacks of terror. We were able to get that sanctuary and once we attained that tactical objective, we terminated operations against them,"AFP spokesperson Major Gen. Domingo Tutaan said.
"Operation Darkhorse" was terminated last Sunday. The AFP earlier announced that the offensive campaign against the BIFF resulted in the recovery of several high-powered firearms, explosive ordnance and capture of four BIFF camps and the neutralization of a makeshift IED (improvised explosive device) factory in Barangay Ganta, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao.
The IED factory is responsible for the production of explosive device used in bombings inCentral Mindanao .
"Operation Darkhorse" was launched late last week by the Army in support of the Philippine National Police (PNP)'s drive to effect warrants of arrest for BIFF personalities involved in various crimes including kidnap for ransom, murder, and other violent activities.
It provided military support to the PNP in their pursuit of BIFF personalities.
The operation resulted in the neutralization of 101 known BIFF personalities of which 52 were killed and 49 wounded.
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday announced that "Operation Darkhorse" achieved its tactical ojective which was to render the "Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters" (BIFF) without any operating base or sanctuary.
"(Operation Darkhorse) was designed for some objectives and one of those is to deny the enemy, the BIFF a sanctuary, where they can consolidate, prepare, train or stage attacks of terror. We were able to get that sanctuary and once we attained that tactical objective, we terminated operations against them,"AFP spokesperson Major Gen. Domingo Tutaan said.
"Operation Darkhorse" was terminated last Sunday. The AFP earlier announced that the offensive campaign against the BIFF resulted in the recovery of several high-powered firearms, explosive ordnance and capture of four BIFF camps and the neutralization of a makeshift IED (improvised explosive device) factory in Barangay Ganta, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao.
The IED factory is responsible for the production of explosive device used in bombings in
"Operation Darkhorse" was launched late last week by the Army in support of the Philippine National Police (PNP)'s drive to effect warrants of arrest for BIFF personalities involved in various crimes including kidnap for ransom, murder, and other violent activities.
It provided military support to the PNP in their pursuit of BIFF personalities.
The operation resulted in the neutralization of 101 known BIFF personalities of which 52 were killed and 49 wounded.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=612168