A Philippine army sniper takes position in Baliki in Midsayap town on August 8. The Philippine military pounded rebel Muslim positions in the south as fighting intensified, eyewitnesses said, after the country's Supreme Court stalled a long-awaited peace deal. (AFP/File/Mark Navales)From Time Magazine
(MANILA, Philippines) — Philippine troops, backed by helicopter gunships, regained control of two southern villages from Muslim rebels Monday and pressed ahead with a massive assault to clear 13 others, officials said.
At least one army soldier and seven Moro Islamic Liberation Front guerrillas have been killed since nearly 3,000 troops and police launched the attack on Sunday. The assault, backed by artillery and rocket-firing helicopters, came after the guerrillas defied an ultimatum to withdraw from five towns in North Cotabato province, military vice chief of staff Lt. Gen. Cardozo Luna said.
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My Comment: This insurgency has been going on for 30 years. I am sure that the men who first started and fought this war are now all dead, and it is their children who are continuing the fight.
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