Maguindanao sur: Four members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front were wounded during a series of clashes between two factions in Shariff Saydona Mustapha town in this province, the military here reported Thursday.

According to Philippines News Agency, Lt. Col. Ronald Suscano, spokesperson of the Army's 6th Infantry Division, stated that the sporadic skirmishes triggered by rido (family feud) began three days ago and slowed down on Thursday afternoon. The conflict involved the groups of MILF 118th Base Command Brigade Commander Kagi Gani Adam and 128th Base Command Field Commander Saydonin Kairo.

The clashes, which erupted in the village of Linantangan, forced thousands of civilians to flee to safer areas. Suscano noted that both factions suffered two injured members each during the conflict.

Efforts to pacify the situation saw intervention from local leaders and MILF ceasefire panels who successfully separated the warring clans. Col. Sultan Salman Sapal, the Maguindanao del Sur police provincial director, visited the affected village to help ease tensions and met with barangay officials to ensure the safety of civilians impacted by the conflict.