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'''Abdullah Goldiano Makapaar bin Sabbar''' (known as ''Commander Bravo'') was a [[Moro people|Moro]] rebel (Maranao Tribe) and a Brigadier Commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front ([[Moro Islamic Liberation Front|M.I.L.F.]]), 303rd Brigade (Camp John-Mack), in [[Lanao del Norte]], a province in northern [[Mindanao]] Island of the [[Philippines]]. He was later promoted to Division Commander and served as Commanding Officer in the northwest of Mindanao, including Camp Bilal. Camp Bilal is one of the biggest military-training camps in northwestern Mindanao, and was previously handled by his elder brother, the late "Commander James Bond" (Tagoranao Goldiano Macapaar). The nickname "Bravo" given to Abdullah came from a candy popular at the time.


Abdullah Makapaar replaced his elder brother, the late "Commander James Bond" ([[Tagoranao]] Goldiano Macapaar) who was a Lieutenant of Philippine Army and who had created Camp John-Mack of the 303rd Brigade with the approval of the then Vice Chairman, [[Murad Ebrahim]], on the recommendation of field commanders. Camp John-Mack is named after Goldiano Macapaar bin Sabbar's brother (Tabowa "John" & Mackrang "Mack"), the Moro revolutionary leaders Edward "Mackrang" and Tabowa "John" Goldiano Makapaar bin Sabbar, who were killed in battle. His eldest brother, the Hon. Abdulrahman "Lama" Goldiano Makapaar bin Sabbar, was a former Barangay Chairman of Delabayan, and later ABC President of [[Kauswagan]]. and former Provincial Board Member for [[Lanao del Norte]]. Other Goldiano Macapaar bin Sabbar brothers died in battles under [[Martial law in the Philippines|Martial Law]] in Lanao del Norte. Today, Abdullah Goldiano Makapaar bin Sabbar engages in the [[Ilaga|ILAGA]] war against the [[Moro people|Moro]], calling for the Bangsamoro people, particularly those in Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur and neighboring provinces to support the Federalism and [[Bangsamoro Basic Law]] (BBL) under the [[Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro]] (CAB).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/63137-milf-clash-government-bangsamoro|title=Senior MILF leader, soldier dead in fierce clashes|work=Rappler|accessdate=25 March 2016}}</ref>


==Parents==

Makapaar's father, Datu Tegul, was a [[Sultan]] of Delabayan, and the son of Datu Aku of the royal family line Romandi and Sabbar in [[Piagapo, Lanao del Sur|Piagapo]], [[Lanao del Sur]]. Datu Aku and his close relative, Datu Balowa from Lininding Community (now Barangay of [[Munai, Lanao del Norte|Munai]]), found the small community of Delabayan (now one of the barangays in [[Kauswagan]], Lanao del Norte) before the [[Philippine–American War]]. The land of Delabayan is deeply forested. The apocryphal tale of the finding of, the community is that after a long hike, Datu Aku and Datu Balowa reached a small clearing, where they stood back-to-back and struck the "honorable agreement" that one would log the forest he faced, and the other the area of forest he faced. Datu Aku is also credited with encouraging the development of the community now known as Barangay Bansayan, Piagapo. As a child, Sultan Bansayan Umpar accompanied his father on a visit to Datu Aku in his new community of Delabayan. During that visit, both Datu Aku and Datu Balowa encouraged the father of Sultan Bansayan Umpar to find his own community upon returning to Piagapo. Makapaar's mother, Bai Iba, whose parents were descendants of one of the four Royal Sultanates' bloodlines, is from Munai, Lanao del Norte. Makapaar is the youngest of seven siblings. Makapaar's Mother, like many other Filipinos who experienced life under [[Martial law in the Philippines|Martial Law]], engage in the [[Ilaga|ILAGA]] war against [[Moro people|Moro]].



==Early life==

Abdullah Makapaar never completed his education. At that time the Philippines was under [[Martial law in the Philippines|Martial Law]] and engaged in the [[Ilaga|ILAGA]] war against [[Moro people|Moro]]. As a teenager, he enjoyed riding motorbikes. Once, his family had a motorbike and his mother named it "Bai Iba," which was very upsetting to her other sons, Hon, Abdulrahman and Lieutenant Tagoranao, because they believed their brother "Orak" (now Commander Bravo) was too young to ride on the motorbike. Hence, Hon. Abdulrahman immediately sold the motorbike. During [[Martial law in the Philippines|Martial Law]] the [[Ilaga|ILAGA]] war against [[Moro people|Moro]], Makapaar liked to work with the MILF Agent Squad formed by his brother Tagoranao. Despite being young, he got involved in those missions on several occasions.


==Abroad==

Makapaar was a part-time taxi driver in Kingdom of [[Saudi Arabia]] before he became MILF Brigadier Commander. While working in the Kingdom, he continued with his studies about Islam at Hadith of Islam. He performed several Hadji and Umra in Macca and visited prophet [[Muhammad]]'s grave in Madinah. Makapaar gave his support to the "Muslim Brown House Committee Community" founded by Moro Rebel Jamel Lucman. One day while driving fast alone, he suddenly stopped because of the red color signal in traffic lights but he did not notice that the exact area where he stopped was the middle of highway intersection. It leading into the accident between a big truck and cargo trailer where he also received minor physical injuries. When asked why he stopped in the middle of highway intersection by a police he answered that he was just following the traffic rules of Saudi Arabia. He was jailed and released a few days later because of his Islamic knowledge and providing lectures to his fellow inmates.


==MILF Occupation of some parts of Kauswagan==



Maranao Tribe have conflict with the Christian because of the boundary small piece of Land however, on going negotiation, Christian side killed some of the Maranao tribe who is MILF Soldier under Commander Bravo. on the other hand, Mayor Jack Maruhom of Kauswagan still negotiating the both side but Commander Bravo decided to go to Municipal Hall and to have courtesy call to mayor and also ask the Mayor why the process very slowly. Commander Bravo leads almost hundreds of selected MILF soldier to Kauswagan municipal hall and he put a block between national highway road going to Misamis Oriental and going to Zamboanga Peninsula. He stays in Kauswagan Municipal Hall for almost a day.


On the process, most of the people died in sea because they do not know how to swim and some of them were died because of the sunk boat overloaded. Commander Bravo Controls the almost key location of Kauswagan particularly in the following and on the MILF Commander Mousa of Linamon, and hold the Municipal Hall to ask the Mayor for Justice of all Moro civilian killed by unidentified Christian:

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|

* Bagumbayan (Pob.)

* Kawit Occidental

* Kawit Oriental

* Libertad

* [[Poblacion]]

* Tacub

* Tugar

}}




'''Abdullah Goldiano Makapaar bin Sabbar'''<ref>{{cite news |title=Philippines: Ebrahim named chief minister of Bangsamoro |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/philippines-ebrahim-named-chief-minister-of-bangsamoro/1400382 |access-date=10 April 2021 |agency=Anadolu Agency |date=22 February 2019}}</ref> (born {{birth based on age as of date |58 |2019|03|30 |noage=1|mos=1}}<ref name="childofwar">{{cite news |last1=Umel |first1=Richel |title=Commander Bravo: Child of war, fiery rebel, Moro exec |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1091466/commander-bravo-child-of-war-fiery-rebel-moro-exec |access-date=10 April 2021 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=3 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>), commonly known by his ''[[nom de guerre]]'' '''Commander Bravo''', was a former [[Moro people|Moro]] rebel in the [[Philippines]] who fought under the [[Moro Islamic Liberation Front]] (MILF) as a commander.



Makapaar is now a politician and member of the [[Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament]].<ref name="shangrila">{{cite news |last1=Mundo |first1=Fernando del |title=Commander Bravo builds his Shangri-la |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1414762/commander-bravo-builds-his-shangri-la |access-date=10 April 2021 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=5 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==Military==

Makapaar has an Islamic military leadership which is well-known to MILF Commanders and elements. He claims that he was trained (in guerrilla tactics) in Afghanistan by Osama bin Laden in 1981. He believes himself to be an exemplary model of warfare. In 2000, he created a small outpost over-advance to the parameter of the Camp John Mack's checkpoint in barangay, Inudaran, [[Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte|Kauswagan]] and declared it to be a temporary Headquarters of 303rd Brigade (Camp John Mack), BIAF-MILF. He led his Field Commanders in several battles in Linamon, Bacolod, Kauswagan and Maigo towns in Lanao del Norte at the time when former President [[Joseph Estrada]] declared all-out-war against the MILF on March 21, 2000. He led several enormous battles in the provinces of [[Lanao del Norte]], [[Lanao del Sur]] and [[Maguindanao]], and also led in defending the MILF main camp of Camp Abubakar in Maguindanao. He stated to his Field Commanders about the "Battles, and it is one of the standard to the Soldier of Islam, however the cost figure is the damage "Bullet" spending war made by the government forces which can derive deficit of the Republic of the Philippine".



==Early life and education==

Ameril Umbra Kato was founder and Commander of the [[Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters]] (BIFF), a breakaway group from the MILF. Abdullah Goldiano Makapaar and Ameril Umbra Kato, until his death in April, 2015,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dizon|first1=Edwin O. Fernandez, Karlos Manlupig, Nikko|title=Son, Iqbal confirm BIFF leader Umra Kato is dead|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/685327/biff-leader-umbra-kato-is-dead-sources|work=newsinfo.inquirer.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Aning|first1=Jerome|title=Ameril Umra Kato dead—Muslim leader|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/100801/ameril-umra-kato-dead-muslim-leader|work=newsinfo.inquirer.net}}</ref> were two of the most wanted men in the Philippines. An interview with Kato conducted by ABS-CBN led to a controversy in the Philippines after the Philippine Supreme Court nullified as unconstitutional the Memorandum of Agreement on the Ancestral Domain between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the MILF in 2008.

Abdullah Makapaar was born in 1960 or 1961 in Delabayan, [[Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte|Kauswagan]], [[Lanao del Norte]], [[Philippines]]. He is of [[Maranao people|Maranao]] heritage<ref name="shangrila"/> and is the youngest of six children of Sultan Makapaar and Habiba Goldiano.<ref name="childofwar"/> He grew up in the village of Delabayan in [[Kauswagan]] in [[Lanao del Norte]]. In 1971, he was forced to dropped out of elementary school after clashes in between the Moro group Barracuda and the government-aligned Christian group [[Ilaga]] broke out in Lanao del Norte. This also led to his family to flee to the forest after their home was destroyed and some of their relatives killed due to the conflict.<ref name="childofwar"/>



He went to [[Saudi Arabia]] to pursue studies in religion while working as a taxi driver. Makapaar also went to Pakistan where he studied at the Islamic Academy in Pakistan where he had [[Hashim Salamat]], the founder of the Moro secessionist group [[Moro Islamic Liberation Front]] (MILF), as his mentor.<ref name="shangrila"/>

==Islamic Law and Culture Law==



==Militant career==

Makapaar supports the implementation of both the Islamic Law ([[Shariah Law]]) and the Manarao Tribe's Culture Law (Taritib & Igma Law). He believes in forcing women to wear Hijabs. He is arresting the all suspect small and big time Drug Lords in Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte, and eventually hand them over to Lanao Shariah Law for Judgment-Decision.

After the Barracuda–Ilaga clashes, Makapaar along one of his brothers joined the [[Moro conflict]] and became a member of the [[Moro National Liberation Front]]. In 1973, as part of his rebel training, he adopted the ''[[nom de guerre]]'' "Bravo", in reference to a radio drama called ''Diego Salvador'' since the name meant "victory" to him.<ref name="childofwar"/> He was also came to be known as "James Bond 007 the second", after the death of his brother who was known as Commander James Bond.<ref name=binladen>{{cite news |title=Militant 'trained by Bin Laden' |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/militant-trained-by-bin-laden-1.430210 |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=Gulf News |date=16 November 2001 |language=en}}</ref>



Makapaar also fought in the [[Soviet–Afghan War]] joining the [[mujahideen]] which fought against the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[Democratic Republic of Afghanistan|Soviet-backed Afghan government]] in the early 1980s.<ref name="shangrila"/> Makapaar has said he learned guerilla tactics from [[Osama bin Laden]] within his two years of staying in Afghanistan.<ref name=binladen/> Upon his return to the Philippines, he assumed command of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's northwestern command from his brother who goes by the ''nom de guerre'', Commander James Bond. As commander he launched a "war on drugs" within the organization and imposed Islamic discipline on its members.<ref name="shangrila"/> He held the rank of Brigadier General within the MILF.<ref name="abandons">{{cite news |title=Kumander Bravo abandons conflict; calls for unity, lasting peace |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1089866 |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=Philippine News Agency |date=2 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

Makapaar has a current Division Commander Aleem Abu Haneef Edris Salidawan (Chairman of Shariah Law- Lanao) who is handling military operation in Lanao del Sur and some part of Lanao del Norte specially on whale-caught and apprehended suspected Drug Lords and Criminals, and prosecuted them into Shariah Courts [http://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/01/04/17/milf-execution-video-leaked-on-facebook public execution]. He is not also agreed with the Islamic principles of [[Maute group|Maute Group]] in Municipality of Butig, Lanao del Sur.



He was implicated to have been behind attacks in [[Lanao del Norte]] in 2008, after a negotiations for a deal that would create a Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE) was dropped.<ref name="shangrila"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Romero |first1=Alexis |title=Commander Bravo denies creating own gov't in Lanao del Sur |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2016/12/18/1654651/commander-bravo-denies-creating-own-govt-lanao-del-sur |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=The Philippine Star |date=18 December 2016}}</ref> Makapaar has denied to have a direct role on the attacks saying that non-MILF affiliated mujahideen were responsible and maintained that his forces would have retaliated have Philippine government forces attack MILF positions.<ref>{{cite news |title='Mujahideens' behind Lanao attacks - Commander Bravo |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/114882/mujahideens-behind-lanao-attacks-commander-bravo/story/ |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=GMA News |date=20 August 2008 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Commander Bravo denies hand in Lanao Norte atrocities |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/08/22/08/commander-bravo-denies-hand-lanao-norte-atrocities |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=ABS-CBN |date=22 August 2008 |language=en}}</ref>

==Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte mulls offensive Him==

Duterte said Bravo has apprehended suspected criminals and prosecuted them in Shari’ah courts but also supposedly asked money from arrested offenders in exchange of giving them lighter sentences. The MILF commander is also engaged in dubious money lending scheme where he pockets half of the profits ([http://news.mb.com.ph/2016/11/27/duterte-mulls-offensive-vs-milfs-commander-bravo/ Mulls]).



In November 2016, Makapaar was accused of being involved in illegal drugs and of setting up his own "government" in Lanao by President [[Rodrigo Duterte]]. A month later, he met up with Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers and Muslim Concerns Secretary Abdullah Mama-o to reject the accusations with Makapaar saying his activities were in fact supportive of the [[Philippine drug war|Duterte administration's war on drugs]] and that drug syndicates might have given him "wrong information" to frame him.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Romero |first1=Alexis |title=Commander Bravo denies creating own gov't in Lanao del Sur |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2016/12/18/1654651/commander-bravo-denies-creating-own-govt-lanao-del-sur |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=Philstar.com |date=18 December 2016}}</ref>

However, MILF Chairman Hadji Murad Ibrahim had already personally emphasized and explained to President Duterte about the part of MILF Commander Bravo on the reveal, beside there was a personal investigation on 9 December 2016 made by Atty. Abdullah Mamao, a Secretary of Muslim Concerns and Overseas Filipino Workiers-KSA.

Makapaar on other hand, he is fully support to the all-out-war against drug.([http://www.philstar.com/nation/2016/12/18/1654651/commander-bravo-denies-creating-own-govt-lanao-del-sur Full Support]).



==Committed to Peace==

==Political career==

Abdullah Makapaar as a member of the MILF campaigned for a "yes" vote in the [[2019 Bangsamoro autonomy plebiscite]] which proposed the creation of the [[Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]] (BARMM) which would replace the [[Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]] (ARMM). Part of the plebiscite also called for the inclusion of select towns in [[Lanao del Norte]], which Makapaar advocated for.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dimaporo to Commander Bravo: Let Lanao del Norte people vote freely |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/dimaporo-to-commander-bravo-let-lanao-del-norte-people-vote-freely |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=Rappler |date=17 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> While voters approved the creation of BARMM in the plebiscite, the joining of the towns in Lanao del Norte was unable to secure votes from the rest of the province to be able to join BARMM.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tomacruz |first1=Sofia |title=Lanao del Norte rejects inclusion of towns in Bangsamoro region |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/plebiscite-results-lanao-del-norte-rejects-towns-inclusion-bangsamoro-region |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=Rappler |date=7 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref>



Abdullah Makapaar was nominated by the MILF in February 2019 to be part of the [[Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament]] which serves as an interim legislature for the then-newly formed BARMM.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Esguerra |first1=Christian V. |title=MILF taps renegade commander to join new Bangsamoro government |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/07/19/milf-taps-renegade-commander-to-join-new-bangsamoro-government |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=7 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Roque |first1=EJ |title=Commander Bravo inclusion in BTA good for ending revolution: PRRD |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1062778 |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=Philippine News Agency |date=23 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref> In January 2020, he publicly said that he wants to abandon conflict and has urged to push for peace moving forward.<ref name="abandons"/>

Macapaar was granted a personal and exclusive interview by Al Jazeera's Ms. Jamela Alindogan, in the MILF Northwest Mindanao Camp in Lanao del Sur, who says he will never give up the rebel group's weapons - not until historical injustices, which he says were committed by the Philippine government, have been corrected, [http://www.aljazeera.com/video/news/2017/03/philippines-milf-rebel-group-committed-peace-170312162817804.html "Interview for Committed to Peace"].



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Latest revision as of 09:43, 20 May 2024

Abdullah Makapaar
Member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament

Incumbent

Assumed office
29 March 2019
Nominated byMoro Islamic Liberation Front
Appointed byRodrigo Duterte
Chief MinisterMurad Ebrahim
Personal details
Born

Abdullah Goldiano Makapaar bin Sabbar


1960 or 1961 (age 63–64)
Delabayan, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines
RelationsTagoranao (brother)
NicknameCommander Bravo
Military service
Allegiance Moro National Liberation Front (formerly)
Moro Islamic Liberation Front
RankBrigadier General (MILF)
CommandsMILF Northwest Mindanao Command
Battles/warsSoviet-Afghan War
Moro conflict

Abdullah Goldiano Makapaar bin Sabbar[1] (born 1960 or 1961[2]), commonly known by his nom de guerre Commander Bravo, was a former Moro rebel in the Philippines who fought under the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) as a commander.

Makapaar is now a politician and member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament.[3]

Early life and education[edit]

Abdullah Makapaar was born in 1960 or 1961 in Delabayan, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. He is of Maranao heritage[3] and is the youngest of six children of Sultan Makapaar and Habiba Goldiano.[2] He grew up in the village of Delabayan in KauswaganinLanao del Norte. In 1971, he was forced to dropped out of elementary school after clashes in between the Moro group Barracuda and the government-aligned Christian group Ilaga broke out in Lanao del Norte. This also led to his family to flee to the forest after their home was destroyed and some of their relatives killed due to the conflict.[2]

He went to Saudi Arabia to pursue studies in religion while working as a taxi driver. Makapaar also went to Pakistan where he studied at the Islamic Academy in Pakistan where he had Hashim Salamat, the founder of the Moro secessionist group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), as his mentor.[3]

Militant career[edit]

After the Barracuda–Ilaga clashes, Makapaar along one of his brothers joined the Moro conflict and became a member of the Moro National Liberation Front. In 1973, as part of his rebel training, he adopted the nom de guerre "Bravo", in reference to a radio drama called Diego Salvador since the name meant "victory" to him.[2] He was also came to be known as "James Bond 007 the second", after the death of his brother who was known as Commander James Bond.[4]

Makapaar also fought in the Soviet–Afghan War joining the mujahideen which fought against the Soviet Union and the Soviet-backed Afghan government in the early 1980s.[3] Makapaar has said he learned guerilla tactics from Osama bin Laden within his two years of staying in Afghanistan.[4] Upon his return to the Philippines, he assumed command of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's northwestern command from his brother who goes by the nom de guerre, Commander James Bond. As commander he launched a "war on drugs" within the organization and imposed Islamic discipline on its members.[3] He held the rank of Brigadier General within the MILF.[5]

He was implicated to have been behind attacks in Lanao del Norte in 2008, after a negotiations for a deal that would create a Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE) was dropped.[3][6] Makapaar has denied to have a direct role on the attacks saying that non-MILF affiliated mujahideen were responsible and maintained that his forces would have retaliated have Philippine government forces attack MILF positions.[7][8]

In November 2016, Makapaar was accused of being involved in illegal drugs and of setting up his own "government" in Lanao by President Rodrigo Duterte. A month later, he met up with Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers and Muslim Concerns Secretary Abdullah Mama-o to reject the accusations with Makapaar saying his activities were in fact supportive of the Duterte administration's war on drugs and that drug syndicates might have given him "wrong information" to frame him.[9]

Political career[edit]

Abdullah Makapaar as a member of the MILF campaigned for a "yes" vote in the 2019 Bangsamoro autonomy plebiscite which proposed the creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) which would replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Part of the plebiscite also called for the inclusion of select towns in Lanao del Norte, which Makapaar advocated for.[10] While voters approved the creation of BARMM in the plebiscite, the joining of the towns in Lanao del Norte was unable to secure votes from the rest of the province to be able to join BARMM.[11]

Abdullah Makapaar was nominated by the MILF in February 2019 to be part of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament which serves as an interim legislature for the then-newly formed BARMM.[12][13] In January 2020, he publicly said that he wants to abandon conflict and has urged to push for peace moving forward.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Philippines: Ebrahim named chief minister of Bangsamoro". Anadolu Agency. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  • ^ a b c d Umel, Richel (3 March 2019). "Commander Bravo: Child of war, fiery rebel, Moro exec". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  • ^ a b c d e f Mundo, Fernando del (5 April 2021). "Commander Bravo builds his Shangri-la". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  • ^ a b "Militant 'trained by Bin Laden'". Gulf News. 16 November 2001. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  • ^ a b "Kumander Bravo abandons conflict; calls for unity, lasting peace". Philippine News Agency. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  • ^ Romero, Alexis (18 December 2016). "Commander Bravo denies creating own gov't in Lanao del Sur". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  • ^ "'Mujahideens' behind Lanao attacks - Commander Bravo". GMA News. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  • ^ "Commander Bravo denies hand in Lanao Norte atrocities". ABS-CBN. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  • ^ Romero, Alexis (18 December 2016). "Commander Bravo denies creating own gov't in Lanao del Sur". Philstar.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  • ^ "Dimaporo to Commander Bravo: Let Lanao del Norte people vote freely". Rappler. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  • ^ Tomacruz, Sofia (7 February 2019). "Lanao del Norte rejects inclusion of towns in Bangsamoro region". Rappler. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  • ^ Esguerra, Christian V. (7 February 2019). "MILF taps renegade commander to join new Bangsamoro government". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  • ^ Roque, EJ (23 February 2019). "Commander Bravo inclusion in BTA good for ending revolution: PRRD". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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