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Moro Islamic Liberation MILF Laughs Off 'Poisoning Creek' Accusation
11 June 2009
"What the soldiers do not know is that even creeks and rivers are resisting their occupation of our remaining lands." This was the statement of Khaled Musa, deputy chairman of the MILF committee on information, in response to the accusation by spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that MILF mujahideen poisoned a creek in the hinterland of the municipality of Guindolongan, Maguindanao that downed ten Army soldiers and sent them to hospital. "The rivers and creeks are resisting the savage invaders who burned all that are combustible, ate or drank those can be chewed or gulped including poisonous water, and killed or shot all that move." He said the MILF does not need to poison creeks and rivers, saying there are several of those in the mountains in Guindolongan but the MILF knows and the soldiers do not know. He clarified that the MILF does not resort to poisoning as means of resistance, saying it is against humanity and against the principle of Islam. Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner, public affairs chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), said the soldiers experienced nausea and vomiting after drinking from a creek in Guindolungan town in Maguindanao province. Guindulungan has been the site of several fierce battles between soldiers and the MILF over the past few days. Brawner said after the military allegedly seized the camp, the rebels withdrew upstream near a creek where the people in the area get water and while withdrawing upstream, they poured poison in the water where they knew the soldiers will get water to drink. “Many informants reported to us that they personally witnessed the introduction of the chemicals in the water," he said, which drew in immediate comment from Musa. Musa commented that how could the soldiers have informants when all the civilians in Barangay Ahan, Guindolungan fled before the Army arrived. Ahad is predominantly occupied by the T'durays, an indigenous tribe in Maguindanao. Meanwhile, at least three Army soldiers were killed and several others wounded when a remote controlled landmine exploded Tuesday, June 9, near Talayan town. The convoy of military trucks and other vehicles were passing by when the roadside bomb exploded. The military accused the MILF as behind the blast, but the latter has not denied the accusation. A senior officer of the MILF General Staff, who refused to be identified, said the MILF is not restrained to use landmines that are not victim-initiated when it signed the Deed of Commitments with both the Geneva Call and the Philippine Campaign to Ban Landmines. "The AFP is using all the firepower in its arsenal including powerful bombs and why should we be restrained to use even a less powerful weapon," he asked.
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