ZAMBOANGA CITY: Heavy fighting broke out Thursday between Philippines government forces and Muslim rebels who have laid siege to a southern city, with mortars and sniper fire unleashed on troops as they advanced on militant positions.
Gunmen from the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), which has waged a decades-long campaign for independence, have used villagers as human shields in their assault on Zamboanga which began four days ago.
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