COTABATO (Philippines): At least seven Muslim separatist rebels and two soldiers were killed yesterday in a massive military assault on a rebel-held area in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, officials said.
Fighting broke out at dawn near the town of Pikit when some 1,000 Moro Islamic Liberation Front guerillas attempted to break out of a ring of troops, said army spokesman Major Julieto Ando.
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