A young MILF fighter aims his M4 automatic rifle during a routine combat training in southern Philippines. The MILF says it will help Filipino authorities hunt down members of the Indonesian terror group, Jemaah Islamiya, hiding in Mindanao. (Mindanao Examiner Photo/Mark Navales)MAGUINDANAO (Mindanao Examiner / 28 May) – The Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel group, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, said it would help Filipino authorities hunt down members of the Jemaah Islamiya hiding in the restive southern region of Mindanao.
A rebel spokesman, Eid Kabalu, said the MILF and the Philippine military are closely working for the arrest of Malaysian bomber Zulkifli bin Hir alias Marwan and other JI militants, especially Dulmatin and Umar Patek.
Jakarta tagged both Dulmatin and Umar Patek at behind the 2002 Bali bombings that killed more than 200 mostly Western holidaymakers.
In March, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has authorized a new reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Zulkifli bin Hir, who was believed to be involved in multiple deadly bomb attacks in the Philippines.
Zulkifli bin Hir, who allegedly heads the Kumpulun Mujahidin Malaysia (KMM) terrorist organization, has been added to most-wanted list of the Rewards for Justice Program, administered by the Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security.
The U.S. State Department said Zulkifli bin Hir has been present in the Philippines since August 2003, where he is believed to have conducted bomb-making training for the Abu Sayyaf.
His younger brother, Taufik bin Abdul Halim, Dany, was involved in the 2001 Jakarta Atrium Mall bombing, and currently is in detention in Indonesia. (With reports from Mark Navales and Juley Reyes)
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