Flag of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters[1]
Leaders
Ameril Umbra Kato #
Ismael Abubakar (alias "Imam Bongos") †[2]
Mohiden Animbang (alias "Kagui Karialan") †[3][2]
Esmael Abdulmalik (alias "Abu Toraife")[4]
Dates of operation
2008–present
Active regions
Maguindanao, North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat
Ideology
Salafi jihadist Islamism[2] Moro nationalism (one faction)[2] Ideology of the Islamic State (one faction)[4]
Status
Active
Size
c. 500 (July 2016)[2] 264 (2018)[5] 252 (2020)[6] c. 80 (2022)[7]
Allies
Dawlah Islamiya[8]
Designated as a terrorist group by
Australia[9] Malaysia[10] Philippines[a]
The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), also known as the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement,[12] is an Islamist jihadist militant organization based in Mindanao, in the southern Philippines. It is a smaller player in the overall Moro insurgency and is mostly active in Maguindanao and other places in central Mindanao. It is a breakaway group from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front founded by Ameril Umbra Kato.[13] Following Kato's death, the group split into three factions, one of which has aligned with the Islamic State, while the other two are less radical.[4][14]
^"Former political affairs chief leads Bangsamoro group". CNN Philippines. April 15, 2015. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
^ abcde"BIFF splits in two factions". Update Philippines. July 22, 2016. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
^Fernandez, Edwin (April 23, 2024). "BIFF leader, 11 followers slain in Army op in Maguindanao Sur". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
^ abcBong S Sarmiento (November 22, 2017). "Islamic State's new frontline in the Philippines". Asia Times. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
^"News". Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
^"ATC labels CPP-NPA, IS East Asia terrorist organizations". GMA News. December 31, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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^Caleb Weiss (May 28, 2016). "Islamic State-loyal groups claim attacks on Filipino military". Long War Journal. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
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Global Information
Dawlah Islamiya[8]
Australia[9]
Malaysia[10]
Philippines[a]