The Philippine military on Monday belittled the call of a Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) leader for "Holy War" as government forces pressed to arrest him in the south.
At a press briefing, Armed Forces spokesman Bartolome Bacarro said Ustadz Habier Malik, alias Commander Malik would not be joined by his fellow MNLF commanders in the southern province of Sulu as they abhor his killing acts.
"Most of the MNLF commanders in the (Sulu) area have made announcements that they are not supporting Malik," said Bacarro.
The Philippine military believe that Malik is "isolated" and " on his own", Bacarro added.
Malik's group, a detachment of the MNLF, have launched attacks against civilian and military targets in Sulu last Friday and Saturday, according to military reports.
Malik supposedly declared Jihad or "Holy War" against the government last Friday night which was followed by the attacks on the civilians and camps of the military troops who are in a mission to search for the Abu Sayyaf terrorists and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) bomb experts in Sulu.
The hostile actions of Malik have resulted in civilian deaths, including a child during the mortar shelling, the spokesman said.
Bacarro said that Malik is presently "on the run" being pursued by four Marine battalions, or 2,000 soldiers.
The group of Malik, however, has at least 150 men but could be reinforced by the Abu Sayyaf and JI members, military officials said.
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