Philippines

The Armed Forces of the Philippines said US Special Forces are not involved in the fighting against Abu Sayyaf in Sulu. The Defense Secretary said fighting in Sulu does not violate the 11-year truce with MNLF as only Abu Sayyaf and renegade MNLF are targeted.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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