Philippines

Philippine troops have retaken control of all 15 villages in North Cotabato from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. MILF forces have been reported to have been pushed into the marshlands and the mountains in Shariff Kabunsuan province.

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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