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Sunday, November 16th, 2008Defense chief Gilberto Teodoro, Maj. Gen. Nehemias Pajarito and Col. Benito de Leon in Lanao del Norte province in southern Philippines on Sunday, November 16, 2008.LANAO DEL NORTE, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 16, 2008) – Filipino Defense …
MILF restores defaced website
Friday, November 14th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 14, 2008) – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front has restored its website late Friday after it was defaced by hackers.Mohagher Iqbal, a senior MILF leader, earlier said their website, whose URL http:/…
Hackers Deface Philippine Rebel Website
Friday, November 14th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 14, 2008) – The website of the Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel group, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), has been hacked and defaced, a senior leader said Saturday.Mohagher Iqbal said the MI…
US Spy Plane Shot Down By Rebels In Southern Philippines
Friday, November 14th, 2008A photo released by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front on Friday, November 14, 2008 shows rebels with a US spy drone they shot down inside their territory in the southern Philippines. MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 14, 2008) – Phi…
OIC appeals to the Philippines, MILF rebels to end clashes in Mindanao
Thursday, November 13th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 13, 2008) – The influential Organization of the Islamic Conference has appealed to the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to end clashes in Mindanao and resume peace talks in the res…
MILF, AFP trade accusations of truce violations, propaganda in Mindanao
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008ILIGAN CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 11, 2008) – Moro rebels and military officials on Tuesday traded accusations of cease-fire violations and propaganda with both sides claiming to have killed dozens of soldiers and mujahideen in fierc…
Troops clashed with MILF rebels in South RP
Monday, November 10th, 2008ILIGAN CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 10, 2008) – Government forces clashed Monday with Moro Islamic Liberation Front in the southern Philippines, where troops are pursuing rebel commanders blamed for the series of deadly attacks in the …
Muslim child killed, 5 others wounded in Mindanao ambush
Sunday, November 9th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 9, 2008) – Unidentified gunmen ambushed Sunday a group of Muslim children, killing one and wounding six more in the southern Philippines, a regional army spokesman said.Lt. Col. Julieto Ando, of th…
Stop war in Mindanao, peace advocates
Thursday, November 6th, 2008Peace advocates appeal to government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to stop the armed hostilities in Mindanao after the Supreme Court junked the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) for being unconstitutional.Alarmed over …
British Peace Expert Urges Manila To Pursue Peace Talks With Rebels
Thursday, November 6th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 6, 2008) - A top security adviser of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged the Philippine government to pursue with more intensity a political solution to the long-drawn Mindanao conflict, addin…
Improvised bomb defused in Mindanao
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 4, 2008) – Philippine Army bomb experts defused an improvised bomb left on a road where patrolling troops frequently pass, government media reported on Tuesday.The Philippine Information Agency said …
British peace process expert arrives in Manila
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008MANILA, Philippines — When it comes to peace negotiations, difficulties and disappointments are givens, but patience and resilience beget the prize all stakeholders long for: a peaceful prosperous life for ordinary people and their families.This was …
5 Civilians Wounded In Military Offensives In Mindanao
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 4, 2008) – Four civilians were wounded in a series of military bombardment in the southern Philippines, where troops are battling Moro rebels after the peace talks collapsed in August.Another victi…
Power Pylons In Mindanao Bombed
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008ILIGAN CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 2, 2008) – Unidentified men bombed two steel pylons of the state-run National Transmission Corporation in the southern Philippines, where security forces are fighting Moro and Maoist rebels.The attac…
Troops Kill 19 Moro Rebels In Southern RP
Saturday, November 1st, 2008MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 1, 2008) – Philippine soldiers killed at least 19 Moro rebels in a sporadic, but fierce clashes that also left 3 infantrymen wounded in the restive Muslim autonomous region in Mindanao, an army spoke…
Troops Foil Bombings Of Bus Depot In Mindanao
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 29, 2008) – Philippine troops disarmed three homemade bombs left at a bus depot in North Cotabato province in the restive region of Mindanao, south of the country, the army said Wednesday.The impro…
16 Killed In Fierce Fighting In Southern Philippines
Monday, October 27th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 27, 2008) – At least 15 Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels were killed in fierce gun battle Monday in the southern Philippines, officials said.Lt. Col. Julieto Ando, a regional army spokesman, co…
Troops, Rebels Continue Fighting In Southern Philippines
Sunday, October 26th, 2008MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 26, 2008) – Fierce fighting between Filipino troops and Muslim rebels continue in Mindanao as hopes of resuming suspended peace talks in the troubled southern region remains dim.“Fighting is raging…
6 Soldiers Killed In Mindanao Fighting
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008MAGUINDANAO CITY, Philippine (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 22, 2008) – Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels killed at least six government soldiers and wounded nine more in fierce fighting in the southern Philippines. The MILF said rebel forces attacked …
Fighting Flares Up In Muslim Mindanao
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 21, 2008) – Philippine Muslim rebels clashed Tuesday with government forces in the restive region of Mindanao, where sporadic fighting had killed and wounded hundred of people in recent months.One so…
MILF rebels reject Philippine attempts to revive collapsed peace talks
Saturday, October 18th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 18, 2008) – Philippine rebels rejected government attempts to revive the collapsed peace talks unless President Gloria Arroyo honors a deal that would grant Muslims a separate homeland in the volat…
13 MILF rebels killed in Philippine military air strikes
Thursday, October 16th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 16, 2008) – Philippine military air crafts bombed suspected hideouts of Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels in Mindanao and reported that at least a dozen people were killed.Major Randolph Cabangb…
Philippines Supreme Court Junks Muslim Homeland Deal
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 14, 2008) – The Philippines Supreme Court of Tuesday declared as unconstitutional the Muslim homeland deal initially signed by government and rebel peace negotiators.The decision came out barely two month…
Troops disarm roadside bombs in Mindanao
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 14, 2008) – Philippine soldiers disarmed Tuesday two powerful roadside bombs planted by suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels in the restive Muslim autonomous province of Maguindanao, offi…
Mindanao refugees too scared to go home
Monday, October 13th, 2008NORTH COTABATO, Philippines (IRIN / October 13, 2008) - Fear is the dominant factor preventing thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) on Mindanao from returning to their homes.The southern island has witnessed an upsurge in fighting between g…
8 Philippine Troops Wounded In MILF Clash
Sunday, October 12th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 12, 2008) – At least eight government soldiers were wounded in fierce clashes Sunday with Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels in the southern Philippines, officials said.Officials said rebel and m…
8 Slain In Rebel Attacks In Mindanao
Saturday, October 11th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 11, 2008) – Eight people were killed in separate attacks Saturday by rebel forces in the southern Philippines, a military spokesman said.Army Major Armand Rico, a spokesman of the Eastern Mindanao Com…
4 Killed In Clashes In Mindanao
Saturday, October 11th, 2008A KM450 military truck.DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 11, 2008) – Four people were killed in separate clashes Saturday between government and rebel forces in the restive southern Philippines region of Mindanao, officials said.Offic…
4 Killed In Clashes In Mindanao
Saturday, October 11th, 2008A KM450 military truck.DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 11, 2008) – Four people were killed in separate clashes Saturday between government and rebel forces in the restive southern Philippines region of Mindanao, officials said.Offic…
Soldiers Arrest 3 MILF Rebels Implicated In Murder, Attack On Southern RP Village
Friday, October 10th, 2008Photos released by the Army’s 104th Infantry Brigade show assorted radios, explosives and munitions left behind by MILF commander Lumundaya Mabuntal after a clash with soldiers in Lanao del Norte province in Mindanao. MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindana…
Troops raid refugee camp, seize 3 Muslims in Mindanao, MILF rebels say
Friday, October 10th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 10, 2008) – Philippine soldiers raided Friday a refugee shelter and arrested three Muslim men in Mindanao, where security forces are fighting Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels, the group’s spo…
MILF rebels attack Philippine Army patrol base in Mindanao
Thursday, October 9th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 9. 2008) – Moro Islamic Liberation Front forces attacked Thursday a Philippine military patrol base, the second in barely two days in Mindanao, officials said.Army Major Armand Rico, a spokesman fo…
Wounded MILF Leader, Aide Surrender To Philippine Military
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008A Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebel leader Rico Watamama after his surrender to government forces in Kiamba town in Sarangani province in Mindanao. (Photo by Allan de Lima / Kiamba News and Information Center)MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examin…
2 Soldiers Wounded In MILF Clash In South RP
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 8, 2008) – Two government soldiers were wounded in a clash with Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels in the southern Philippines, a regional army spokesman said on Wednesday.Maj. Armand Rico, of th…
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 8, 2008) – Two government soldiers were wounded in a clash with Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels in the southern Philippines, a regional army spokesman said on Wednesday.Maj. Armand Rico, of th…
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