![]() The released children are members of the BIAF and the Bangsamoro Islamic Women’s Auxiliary brigade,” the Milf said. ![]() ![]() “Some of the child soldiers are orphans, children of displaced persons, out-of-school youth and children of civilians supportive of the Moro struggle for right to self-determination. The Milf said that it has more than 1,000 child soldiers, or fighters below the age of 18, who mainly perform tasks such as couriers and support staff. Manila: The Moro Islamic Liberation Front has released 69 minors from its ranks, as part of its commitment to an action plan signed with the UN in 2009.Īccording to a statement by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Milf), the discharge of the 69 child-warriors was made in adherence to an international law banning the use of children in conflict and in accordance to the commitment of the Milf combatant wing, the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Force (BIAF)’s, to its own Code of Conduct which the central committee approved in 2005.
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