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Duterte insists he ‘will not talk to terrorists’ in U-turn on clashes in south Philippines
[RT] Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte insists he will not talk with the forces of Evil fighting his country’s military and occupying parts of a city in its south, saying he is determined to drive Islamic State...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (IS, formerly ISIL/ISIS) off the islands. "I will not talk to the terrorists," Duterte said during a speech he gave to the military in Davao City on Wednesday, as quoted by Rooters. The statement represents a turn-around for Duterte, who urged the Maute rebels to speak with him just last week. A total of 129 people ‐ 89 holy warriors, 19 civilians, and 21 government soldiers ‐ have been killed in the Philippines’ southern city of Marawi since IS-linked Maute rebels took control of parts of it last week, military front man Brigadier General Restituto Padilla told AP. Posted by: Fred 2017-06-01 |
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