Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Philippine Military And Muslim Rebel Clashes Intensify
Fighting between government forces and Muslim separatists leave 20 dead and thousands displaced in southern Mindanao.
Fighting between Philippine soldiers and a group of Muslim separatists has forced thousands of people to flee their homes on southern Mindanao and created a new problem for stalled peace talks to end the longrunning insurgency.
Twenty people were killed when army commandos clashed with fighters from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) near al-Barka town on Basilan on Tuesday. Both sides accused each other of breaking a seven-year truce.
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