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Peace Talks Resume as Cease-Fire Comes Under Strain in the Philippines
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(Philippines) Battered Marines vow to ‘finish off’ Abu Sayyaf
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The Philippine military is pressing the fight against Abu Sayyaf on Jolo Island in the southern Sulu Archipelago. After deploying with U.S. troops late last week, and suffering casualties during an engagement with over 200 Abu Sayyaf, the Filipino military killed over 30 terrorists in an air strikes on Abu Sayyaf positions.
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(Phillipines) Jungle clash scatters 200 militants
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5 Philippine marines killed in clash with rebels on Jolo island
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The Philippine military is bolstering its forces in the fight against al Qaeda linked Abu Sayyaf terrorists on Jolo island. Abu Sayyaf commander Khaddafy and Indonesian members of Jemaah Islamiyah are the targets of operations. U.S. and Filipino troops arriving in Jolo were cheered by locals. Three suspects (including a member of MILF) in a […]