Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
| Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters | |
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Flag of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters | |
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| Dates of operation | 2008–present |
| Active regions | Maguindanao, North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat |
| Ideology | Salafi jihadist Islamism Factions: Moro nationalism Islamic Statism |
| Status | Active |
| Size | c. 500 (July 2016) 264 (2018) c. 80 (2022) |
| Allies | Dawlah Islamiya |
| Designated as a terrorist group by | Australia Malaysia Philippines |
The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), also known as the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement, is an Islamist jihadist militant organization based in Mindanao, in the southern Philippines. It is a smaller player in the overall Moro insurgency and is mostly active in Maguindanao and other places in central Mindanao. It is a breakaway group from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front founded by Ameril Umbra Kato. Following Kato's death, the group split into three factions, one of which has aligned with the Islamic State, while the other two are less radical.