MANILA: A Muslim rebel commander battling troops on southern Jolo island said that his forces are open to a ceasefire but will fight to the end if the military doesn't stop pursuing them.
“We're on active defence. If they punch us, we will punch back,” Habier Malik, a follower of jailed Muslim rebel leader Nur Misuari, said by satellite phone late on Thursday.
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