Troops kill 10 rebels in southern Philippines

[Coventina]

Source: Reuters

MANILA, May 27 (Reuters) - Philippine troops killed 10 rogue Muslim rebels in a massive sea-air-land assault on a remote island in the south on Wednesday, a navy admiral said.

The military launched the offensive, backed by navy boats and helicopter gunships, a day after renegade Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) guerrillas freed three teachers they held for over four months on Basilan island, said Rear Admiral Alexander Pama, navy commander in the south.

"We lost one lieutenant in the assault operations, but we got 10 of them," Pama told Reuters.

The main MILF has acknowledged it cannot rein in renegades within its ranks, and says it hopes to resume peace talks with the government. But it has said the widening military offensive against the rogue factions risked drawing in moderates.


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSMAN472652

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I'll bet this story gets far less views than the last story I posted about this group, because MILF isn't used in the headline....
:-)

[Arctic Dave]

1. Ohhh, that kind of MILF.

[Alamuti Lotus]

2. state terrorism in the south continues? sad to know.