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Engaging with armed groups
COTABATO, – For Chris Rush, of the Swiss-based NGO Geneva Call, nuance is everything when engaging with armed groups. Although the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Maoist-inspired New...
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Wealth-sharing” deal offers hope
MANILA, – The Philippine government has agreed to give sweeping fiscal powers to Muslim rebels on the island of Mindanao in a bid to end the country’s decades-long insurgency. The “wealth-sharing”...
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Inventory of MILF weapons needed – Liberal gun ownership could impede...
Photo: Guy Oliver/IRIN What will it take for these MILF fighters to put down their arms? HIGHLIGHTS “Decommissioning body” to determine future of MILF weapons Inventory of MILF weaponry needed Liberal...
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Caught in crossfire
Photo: Contributor/IRIN Black smoke rises as a cargo plane with relief goods arrives ZAMBOANGA, – Authorities in the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga under siege from rogue Muslim rebels...
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The road to recovery for more than 100,000 displaced in Zamboanga will prove...
MANILA/ZAMBOANGA, – The road to recovery for more than 100,000 displaced in Zamboanga will prove a long one, aid workers say, following a recent siege by Muslim rebels of the p ort city on the...
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