MILF wants a “no go zone” of its own, even as it still plays at negotiating with Manila. “Philippine Muslim rebels ready ‘to fight’ if attacked,” from Agence France Presse, October 31: Muslim rebels in the Philippines are ready to “fight back” after the government warned it would go after them if they sheltered outlaws, […]
Philippines: Jihadists kill 19 soldiers in clash termed “accidental” by negotiator
Accidental? Sure, the army just happened to get in the way of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s bullets. Later, the captive soldiers’ necks happened to get in the way of their machetes. Yeah. That’s it. These things happen. “Philippine leader says no offensive despite Muslim rebel killing of 19 soldiers; army grieves,” from the Associated […]
“Christians are not permitted to react. The only alternative to escape is to suffer these abuses in silence” at the hands of Mindanao’s Islamic supremacists
You’ll never guess why the churches are now constant guard. “Christians dispossessed and silenced in Mindanao,” from Asia News, September 29: Manila (AsiaNews) – In Jolo, Marawi, Basilan and other areas of Mindanao, the Christian minority is suffering harassment and pressure from the Muslim population, AsiaNews’ sources in Mindanao say. Government officials are forcing Christians […]
Philippines: Moro Islamic Liberation front rejects autonomy proposal as “inadequate”
They want a “substate” arrangement that would require changing the country’s constitution. It would be a win-win situation for the jihadists: all of the benefits of sovereignty, without the full responsibility of acting like a real state. And they would be in a position to continue to move the goalposts on conditions for peace with […]
Philippines: Government offers Moro Islamic Liberation Front autonomy
On the condition that they disarm. Complete, verifiable, irreversible disarmament is well nigh impossible; after all, “war is deceit.” But there is a much larger issue: the imposition of Sharia law on any inch of the Philippines’ territory. If they get anywhere on disarmament, we’ll likely see the usual claims about Sharia: it isn’t really […]
Philippines: MILF gets a divorce
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Philippines: Hundreds flee as MILF fights with rival
As the old saying goes, My brother against my brother, but both of us against our cousin. Rival jihad groups MILF and BIFF (ah, you can’t make this stuff up) duke it out in the Philippines: “Hundreds flee Philippines violence,” from Reuters, August 10 (thanks to Twostellas): Hundreds of people fled their homes on a […]
Bomb kills one, wounds six in jihad-hounded southern Philippines
“Cotabato City Administrator Cynthia Guiani Sayadi calling the bombing barbaric and un-Islamic. She noted it occurred during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.” She is clearly unaware that Ramadan is the month of jihad. “Bomb blast kills 1, wounds 6 in Philippines,” from the Associated Press, August 2 (thanks to Twostellas): COTABATO (Philippines) – OFFICIALS […]
Philippines: Abu Sayyaf jihadists behead two soldiers; five others dead, 26 wounded
They’re playing by the book: “When you meet the unbelievers in battle, strike at their necks…” — Qur’an 47:4 “Islamic militants beheaded Philippine troops: navy,” from Agence France-Presse, July 29: MANILA – Islamist militants in the southern Philippines beheaded two marines in a brutal knife attack during a major clash that left five other soldiers […]
Philippines: Renegade ex-MILFs burn Christian village
Maybe that headline might get the mainstream media to stop ignoring stories like this. In any case, they’re only playing by the book: “I have been made victorious with terror.” – Muhammad, Sahih Bukhari 4.52.220. And of course: “Slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captives and besiege them and lie in […]