Friday, October 5, 2012

Posted to Rappler (Oct 5): MILF accuses military amid peace talks

Muslim rebels waging a decades-long insurgency in the southern Philippines said Friday, October 5 the military had provocatively violated a ceasefire as peace negotiators held crucial talks. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) issued the accusation amid talks in Malaysia that the government has said could lead to the imminent signing of a roadmap to end the insurgency that has claimed more than 150,000 lives. The MILF said the Philippine Marines had deployed more than 100 troops near Palimbang, a town on the southern Muslim homeland of Mindanao island where rebel troops were stationed, describing the move as "provocative...."

http://www.rappler.com/nation/13702-milf-accuses-military-amid-peace-talks

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