MILF Agrees to Leave Catholic Farms

A standoff between the Philipine government and MILF terrorists ended when MILF agreed to leave a Catholic village. MILF terrorists moved into the Catholic village torching house, looting farms and just plain terrorizing the population. Reuters

MANILA (Reuters) - Muslim rebels agreed to leave Catholic farming villages in the southern Philippines after the government gave them 24 hours to pull out or face a combined military and police offensive.

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said on Friday it had agreed to pull out from villages in North Cotabato after both sides met late on Thursday.

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The government said on Thursday it would take action against what it said was an attack by about 800 MILF rebels on nine villages in North Cotabato province last month.

The country's interior secretary said rebels had torched houses, looted farms and caused more than 6,500 people to abandon their homes and farms, forcing hundreds of farmers in nearby Catholic areas to arm themselves.