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| Clash between Filippino military, MILF, and kidnappers leaves 12 dead | |
| 2003-12-15 | |
| At least 10 Muslim rebels and kidnappers were killed along with two soldiers during fighting over the weekend that breached a fragile truce in the southern Philippines, a general said Monday. This is like what, the fourth violation of the cease-fire by MILF? Local army brigade chief Brigadier General Agustin Dimaala said the fighting broke out on Saturday while his forces were pursuing members of the Pentagon kidnapping gang believed to be holding a car dealer abducted on December 8. As his troops closed in on the gang near the towns of Datu Piang and Talitay, the kidnappers sought refuge with members of the Muslim separatist group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Dimaala said. Returning to the nest, no doubt ... It sparked a gunbattle between the rebels and kidnappers and the military that raged until Sunday, leaving 10 MILF and Pentagon members and two troops dead. MILF spokesman Eid Kabalu confirmed that fighting had broken out but said there were no reports of casualties among the MILF. He earlier said about a dozen soldiers had been killed but later conceded he could not be sure how many troops were slain.
Except ... they’re not. | |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |