Saturday, March 28, 2009

Fresh Fighting In The Philippines

Fresh Fighting In South Philippines Kills 27 People -- Reuters

MANILA, March 28 (Reuters) - At least 27 people were killed, including seven soldiers, and dozens were wounded when troops battled about 80 rogue members of the Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group in the south, an army spokesman said on Saturday.

Philippine troops have been fighting a rogue faction of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the southern island of Mindanao for nearly eight months after the renegade rebel forces burned farms and homes in Catholic-dominated towns in the south.

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More News On The Philippines

Bloody clash in south Philippines -- BBC
Fresh fighting in south Philippines kills 27 people -- Reuters
27 dead in Philippine rebel clash: military -- AFP
Many dead in Philippines fighting -- Al Jazeera
Philippines partially gives in to kidnappers' demand -- Reuters

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