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Southeast Asia |
Philippine troops capture rebel bases |
2012-08-15 |
Philippine troops have occupied Tuesday two Muslim Officials said ground forces, backed by helicopter gunships, attacked the bases used by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement in the town of Datu Hoffer and forced the There were no immediate reports of casualties, but a statement from the 6th Infantry Division said the bases were former villages of indigenous tribe called Teduray who were forced out of their communities by The statement said the bases called Hill 714 and Hill 166 were also used by rebels to train child warriors. It said, "Those Hills were formerly Tedurays community. Later was turned into training venues for child warriors and used then as the staging point for the BIFF rebels in planning their atrocities against soldiers and civilians in nearby communities." It said security forces have secured the area and that troops were searching for booby traps and bombs. The The BIFM was established by Ameril Umra Kato, a senior leader of the MILF who broke from the |
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