JOLO: The Philippines sent hundreds more troops to the southern island of Jolo yesterday to crush a week-old rebellion by Muslim separatists, as the latest clashes left three soldiers dead and 13 wounded.
A battalion of infantry, comprising about 500 soldiers, arrived at the port of Jolo aboard a landing craft to reinforce six army and marine battalions and one army special forces company on the mainly Muslim island.
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