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2013-09-10 Southeast Asia

Muslim Rebels In The Philippines Take Control Of Several Villages, Shut Down Major Port In Bold Raid

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Posted by trailing wife 2013-09-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 No matter how good the peace deal sounds, they always have some kind of "splinter" group or "rogue" group, don't they?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-09-10 11:35|| 2013-09-10 11:35|| Front Page Top

#2 The New Peoples' Army (NPA) isn't much better. However (based on experience,) unlike the Arabs with their "groups of convenience", the Filipino movements actually do have separate groups.

Posted by Pappy 2013-09-10 13:13|| 2013-09-10 13:13|| Front Page Top

#3 I believe the NPA is more Communist then Islamic and operates more to the north (Luzon).

Posted by CrazyFool 2013-09-10 13:25|| 2013-09-10 13:25|| Front Page Top

#4 That's true (I've dealt with both - professionally.) However, neither of them are benign.

Posted by Pappy 2013-09-10 18:24|| 2013-09-10 18:24|| Front Page Top

#5 See also TOPIX > [ABS-CBN News] MNLF RETURNS TO REBELLION.

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [Malaysian Insider] MNLF FOUNDING CHAIRMAN NUR MISUARI HAS DECLARED SARAWAK + SABAH PART OF THE BANGSAMORO MORO REPUPLIK [aka BMR].

* GOOGLE NEWS > 4000 FIGHTERS READY TO STRIKE IN EAST MALAYSIA, SAY FILIPINO REBELS.

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* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > MNLF FACTION NOT JOINING MISUARI-LED ATTACK IN ZAMBOANGA CITY - INQUIRER.NET.

The PHIL Muslim separatist problems go on, now wid resurgent Commies.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-09-10 20:08|| 2013-09-10 20:08|| Front Page Top

#6 * TOPIX > [Xinhuanet] ATTACK ON ZAMBOANGA CITY COULD DERAIL PEACE PROCESS IN SOUTH PHILIPPINES.

So called Filo-Malay confrontation + conflict, espec as per inspiring new foreign MilTerr Fighters, Groups to travel to Mindanao to fight the PHIL Govt-Army.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-09-10 23:36|| 2013-09-10 23:36|| Front Page Top

#7 All things equal, the danger is very real that the Commie NPA over time may find themselves slowly but steadily becom outnumbered + outgunned, etc, vee pro-war Muslim separatists.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-09-10 23:38|| 2013-09-10 23:38|| Front Page Top

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