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60 killed in clashes after Philippine army routs Muslim gunmen
Troops captured the main stronghold of hundreds of Muslim gunmen yesterday and pursued them from a town where they attacked an army detachment, triggering clashes that have killed more than 60 people, military officials said.
Muslim leaders seek ceasefire in Jolo
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.
Muslim leaders seek ceasefire in Jolo
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.
Thousands flee fighting in Jolo
Nearly 3,000 families together with their children have fled their villages after five days of skirmishes between soldiers and Moro rebels on Jolo island in southern Philippines.
Surrender or be crushed, rebels told
The armed forces Thursday demanded that Muslim rebels in the southern island of Jolo surrender or suffer heavy casualties as fighting entered its fourth day.
Abu Sayyaf base attacked
Nearly 50 soldiers and Muslim militants were killed in the south-western Philippines, the army said yesterday, as fighting escalated after an ambush by rebels demanding the transfer of a detained separatist leader.
Government troops attacked on Jolo island
Hundreds of armed followers of a jailed former Muslim rebel leader attacked government troops and occupied at least one army detachment on Jolo island yesterday, sparking clashes that killed at least 12 soldiers and wounded 15 others, military officials said.
Tenghilan a place of hope
About an hour's drive from here, in a small town call Tenghilan, young nuns of the Good Shepherd Sisters struggle to give youth from the surrounding villages education that could give them better prospects in life.
Keeping phone in pocket proves fatal
Tugboat skipper Baginda Dayak's innocuous move of putting his handphone in his shirt pocket proved to be fatal.
Missing tugboat found in southern Philippines
A missing Sabah-registered tugboat and its barge with cargo worth RM1mil have been found in the southern Philippines with its skipper reported dead and six other crewmen safe.
