Cotabato City experienced two separate ambush attacks within a seven-hour span on July 11, 2026, resulting in three fatalities and several injuries.The first incident occurred before dawn in Barangay Rosary Heights 11 when two men, Ibrahim Miya and Aldren Karisio Keda, were killed by gunmen armed with an M16 rifle and 9mm pistols.Their three female companions, Johaira Mohammad, Leisith Tan, and Clarizze Tubilan, were wounded.

Seven hours later, another motorist, Surraff Kadir Pasandalan, was fatally shot in the LR Sebastian area of Barangay Rosary Heights 10, with his 16-year-old son also injured.Police spokesperson Lt.Rochelle Evangelista confirmed that both attacks involved motorcycles and that the perpetrators fled using a getaway vehicle.The incidents have raised concerns about rising violence in the region, prompting calls for enhanced security measures.Authorities are investigating the motives behind the attacks, which appear to be targeted rather than random.