Saturday, February 4, 2017

Philippine President Duterte Has Ended The Truce With The Country's Communist Rebels



VOA: Philippines' Duterte Ends Cease-fire With Communist Rebels

The Philippines is withdrawing from its cease-fire agreement with the country's communist rebels.

President Rodrigo Duterte told the country's troops Friday to get ready to fight.

The military says six soldiers have died in fresh fighting with the rebels.

General Eduardo Ano, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff, welcomed the lifting of the cease-fire, saying, "We will go after the communists … and we will hit them hard."

Duterte's announcement came just two days after the communists announced their decision to end their self-declared truce.

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