tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004111469161356591.post1419728090232333883..comments2023-03-20T10:27:47.463-07:00Comments on Key Philippine Military and Insurgency-Related Events: Misuari declared independence, claims MNLF officialRetired Analysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10164925430018237154noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004111469161356591.post-39529541934414769492013-08-13T07:32:31.552-07:002013-08-13T07:32:31.552-07:00Since 2001, the MNLF has split into several factio...Since 2001, the MNLF has split into several factions. The Islamic Command Council is a relatively small group (perhaps numbering only several hundred members/fighters). The dominant factions are the MNLF-Misuari Group (led by MNLF founder Nur Misuari) and the MNLF-Sema Group (headed by former Cotabato Mayor Muslimin Sema and associated with the Council of 15).Retired Analysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164925430018237154noreply@blogger.com