MNLF, police, military work to end week-long clan clash in Maguindanao

The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), police, and military are working together to disengage two rival groups in a week-long standoff in Barangay Bagoinged, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte.

More than 400 families have fled the area due to clashes between the group led by barangay chairman Moner Sepi Kamsa and the clan of Muslimin Wari Angkanan, who was killed in an ambush last month near the town center.

Local officials, including Bangsamoro Labor and Employment Minister Muslimin G. Sema and newly elected mayor Abdulmain P. Abas, have sent emissaries to reposition the two groups and prevent further escalation.

Traditional Moro elders and religious leaders are also supporting efforts to resolve the conflict, referred to as a 'rido' or clan war.

The Army's 6th Infantry Division and Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region are collaborating with MNLF to settle the dispute.