Monday, August 18, 2008

War In The South Of The Philippines -- News Updates For August 19, 2008

Muslim Rebels Leave A Trail Of Bloodied Corpses In Philippines -- Sydney Morning Herald

ILIGAN, Philippines: Muslim separatist rebels left a string of corpses and burning homes after a series of pre-dawn attacks yesterday on towns in the southern Philippines.

Agence France-Presse reporters saw nine bloodied bodies lying by a roadside in one village as black smoke billowed from houses burning in the background. Five other civilians were killed in another village by marauding guerillas from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

In near-simultaneous assaults, hundreds of Moro rebels raided the towns of Kauswagan, Maigo and Kolambugan in Lanao del Norte province and Maasim in the province of Sarangani.

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More News On The Philippines

MILF rebels withdraw to Lanao uplands as conflict kills 31 -- ABS-CBN
Islamic separatists kill 28 in Philippines rampage -- International Herald Tribune
Philippine rebels kill 28 in new attacks -- AFP
MILF’s Commander Bravo strikes again -- Inquirer (Philippines)
MILFs sow terror -- Sun.star
Philippines drives rebels out -- Reuters

My Comment: These people have been fighting for decades. They are not going to stop.

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