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| Southeast Asia |
| Philippine clashes leave 30+ dead Mooselimbs [Abu Sayyaf] |
| 2007-08-10 |
| The Philippine government is deploying extra troops to the south after some of the bloodiest clashes with militants left more than "50 people dead". BBC speak for al Qaeda, Dr Mengele, or the Philippine Army. The military said it had lost 26 soldiers and killed around 31 militants in three days of fighting on the volatile island of Jolo. Thursday saw the heaviest toll after militants ambushed a military convoy. hummm The Philippine Army must have acquired the Golden Rulz Ambush Reaction Techniques from somewheres? ;-) The military said the arrival of extra forces would bring to 4,000 the number of troops stationed in the area. Government troops, backed by US military trainers, have been fighting Islamist militants affiliated to various groups who have been hiding in the island's mountainous terrain for several months. hummm US military trainers! ;-) The stakes were raised last month after 14 marines were killed on nearby Basilan island, with 10 of them beheaded. awww lets all recognize BBC's humanity; they're just "people" afterall. Militants from Abu Sayyaf and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) were suspected of being behind the attacks. |
| Posted by:Red Dawg |