Philippines Military Offensive 'Kills 37 Rebels' -- BBC
At least 37 Philippine rebels have been killed in a two-day offensive in the south, the military says.
President Benigno Aquino said the offensive would protect villages from rebels in Maguindanao province.
The insurgents involved in fighting oppose a recent peace accord between the government and the larger Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Under the new deal, MILF rebels will hand over their weapons in exchange for self-rule in parts of the south.
But insurgents belonging to the breakaway rebel Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) say MILF compromised too much in the truce.
The group, which comprises a few hundred militants, say they will continue their uprising because the deal did not lead to a separate homeland for minority Muslims in the south.
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