From The Washington Post:MANILA, Philippines -- Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines said Thursday they have killed more than 500 government troops in 10 months of fighting since the collapse of peace talks, a claim the military dismissed as propaganda.
The 11,500-strong Moro Islamic Liberation Front also accused government forces of deliberately burning 2,000 houses, killing villagers suspecting of supporting the guerrillas, bombing a mosque and blocking food for displaced residents.
Military spokesman Lt. Col. Romero Brawner denied the rebel claims, calling them "pure, black propaganda."
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My Comment: I doubt that 500 Philippine soldiers have been killed, but the violence in the Mindanao region has been increasing this past year, hence giving substance to msuch rumors.
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