Friday, June 26, 2009

Philippine army grabs upper hand in fight against MILF terrorists

Hopefully this is the beginning of the end for MILF. Voice of America

The Philippine military has gained an upper hand over militants fighting for an Islamic homeland in the country's south.

While not a definitive victory over the insurgents and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, MILF, the Philippine military's latest offensive has destroyed more than six bases and killed more than 100 rebels over recent weeks.

The military says this has ruined the MILF's capacity to make strategic strikes and limits its ability to provide a safe haven for regional terrorists. It also puts the military on a footing to achieve its objective of reducing the conflict to inconsequential levels by 2010.

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