PIKIT (Philippines): President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo told the Philippine army yesterday to resume an offensive against Muslim rebels after both sides ignored her call to halt clashes that have killed dozens of people.
Arroyo issued her directive shortly after the rebels boycotted a meeting with military commanders to discuss a halt to hostilities that threatened to further delay talks on ending a 31-year-old separatist conflict.
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