Army, Air Force airdrop leaflets to persuade extremists to surrender

COTABATO CITY – The Army’s 601st Infantry Brigade and the Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Sunday, Jan 18, conducted aerial leaflet dropping in Maguindanao del Sur as part of its campaign against loose firearms and violent extremism. Brig. Gen. Edgar Catu, 601st brigade commander, said in a statement that several bundles of leaflets, written in the Maguindanaon language, had been dropped in the towns of Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Shariff Aguak, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Mamasapano and nearby areas, containing messages in a mixture of Tagalog and Maguindanaon, telling lawless elements, including the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and Dawlah Islamiyah, to […]... Keep on reading: Army, Air Force airdrop leaflets to persuade extremists to surrender