http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAN223382.htm

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"MANILA, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The Philippine military attacked Muslim rebels holed up in Catholic farmlands in the south on Sunday, prompting hundreds to flee their homes and raising tensions on the eve of elections in the region. The government had given some 800 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) guerrillas a 24-hour deadline on Thursday to withdraw from villages in North Cotabato province but most defied the government order. Soldiers and armoured vehicles moved in on Sunday after they said rebels opened fire, killing one soldier and wounding three. "We are only taking actions against the breakaway MILF group that defied the orders of the ceasefire panels," said Major-General Raymundo Ferrer, a division commander in the area. A spokesman for the MILF, which is supposed to be observing a ceasefire, said they did not start the fighting. "We don't know what will happen next but this will certainly have an adverse impact on peace talks," said Eid Kabalu."

8/10/2008 4:21:20 PM

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"A spokesman for the MILF, which is supposed to be observing a ceasefire, said they did not start the fighting."

8/10/2008 4:22:26 PM