KOTA KINABALU: Muslim leaders in southern Philippines are appealing to Moro leaders and the armed forces for an immediate ceasefire on Jolo island as six days of gunbattles are causing thousands of people to flee.
They have sent a memorandum to President Gloria Arroyo asking her to order a ceasefire as the ongoing conflict between the military and the Moro National Liberation Front has displaced several thousand people.
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