JOLO: The Philippine military reached an informal truce with a Muslim rebel group, allowing troops to concentrate on pursuing al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf extremists, an official said yesterday.
Ben Loong, the governor of southern Jolo island, told government officials he helped broker the agreement with Muslim leader Habier Malik, who led Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) forces in an uprising here earlier this month.
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