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Philippine Forces Step Up Offensive Against Muslim Rebels
Voice of America ^ | September 15, 2013 | Simone Orendain

Posted on 09/15/2013 6:03:46 AM PDT by Pan_Yan

MANILA — In the southern Philippines, at least 55 people have died and more than 65,000 people have fled their homes while scores of hostages remain in the hands of Muslim rebels. Clashes between government forces and members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) have intensified as they entered the seventh day.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines say troops are stepping up their fight in the major port city of Zamboanga against about 200 members of the MNLF.

Armed Forces spokesman, Brigadier General Domingo Tutaan, says the military along with police forces are now carrying out a “calibrated” offensive. But he did not give details of what the measured tactic entails.

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Fighting started early Monday morning when the military says it interceded after it learned armed members of an MNLF faction tried to enter Zamboanga to raise a separatist flag at city hall. A faction spokesman has said they wanted to hold a peace rally to drum up support for the creation of an Islamic republic. The military repelled the rebels, who they say took civilians for cover and kept them isolated to five coastal villages on the fringes of Zamboanga.

(Excerpt) Read more at voanews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: islam; philippines
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1 posted on 09/15/2013 6:03:46 AM PDT by Pan_Yan
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To: Pan_Yan

Would be nice if it was true....


2 posted on 09/15/2013 6:08:33 AM PDT by Doofer
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To: Pan_Yan

> they wanted to hold a peace rally to drum up support for the creation of an Islamic republic.

Perhaps they should try banning islam in their country and jail anyone promoting it. First, lock up the imams.


3 posted on 09/15/2013 6:10:17 AM PDT by soycd
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To: soycd

“Perhaps they should try banning islam in their country”

I Agree...
We should set the example and do the same in our own country!


4 posted on 09/15/2013 6:15:14 AM PDT by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
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To: soycd
Perhaps they should try banning islam in their country and jail anyone promoting it. First, lock up the imams.

Locking up imams and banning Islam and its supporters would create martyrs a la early Christian martyrs. Nothing like martyrdom to inspire. Just a thought.

5 posted on 09/15/2013 6:19:29 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: Pan_Yan; AlexW; LadyDoc

ping


6 posted on 09/15/2013 6:22:51 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: cloudmountain

Nothing to see here. It is just crazed moozlums carrying-out their blood-lusting “religion” (of peace...I might add). Since all cultures are equal, we shouldn’t criticize their desire to murder people, including you and your family. Who are we to judge?


7 posted on 09/15/2013 6:23:29 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Doofer

If WHAT was true ?


8 posted on 09/15/2013 6:23:38 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: hal ogen
Nothing to see here. It is just crazed moozlums carrying-out their blood-lusting “religion” (of peace...I might add). Since all cultures are equal, we shouldn’t criticize their desire to murder people, including you and your family. Who are we to judge?

We always judge. Some call it discerning. We use our God-given brains to decide right from wrong, good from bad, etc.
Every faith, political party and such has its crazy fools. That doesn't mean that murder should be tolerated as it's never right to do wrong.
Just an opinion, though maybe not a popular one.

9 posted on 09/15/2013 6:28:15 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: soycd

The whole world should ban Islam.

It is a creation of the Devil.


10 posted on 09/15/2013 6:29:29 AM PDT by Venturer ( cowardice posturing as tolerance =political correctness)
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To: Pan_Yan

In the Spring 2011, Issue 79 of Army History Magazine (free online .pdf format), there is a very colorful story about the hard men under General Pershing, who put the Moro in their place. “The violent end of insurgency on Samar”, starting on page 30.

http://www.history.army.mil/armyhistory/issues2010-present.html#2011

The story is somewhat too large to read online, so I recommend downloading the .pdf, so that you can read it at leisure.


11 posted on 09/15/2013 6:32:23 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (The best War on Terror News is at rantburg.com)
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To: Pan_Yan

They better keep it on the down low or Lord King Obama will send in his military to support the rebels.


12 posted on 09/15/2013 6:35:32 AM PDT by infool7 (The ugly truth is just a big lie.)
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13 posted on 09/15/2013 6:44:39 AM PDT by ASA Vet (Don't assume Shahanshah Obama will allow another election.)
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To: ASA Vet

They’ve been at it ever since even before the days of Marcos as my sis in law tells me. Same old BS than Israel and those squatters called Palestinians. There would be a “peace agreement” and the rags would break it.


14 posted on 09/15/2013 7:04:37 AM PDT by max americana (fired liberals in our company after the election, & laughed while they cried (true story))
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To: soycd
Perhaps they should try banning islam in their country and jail anyone promoting it. First, lock up the imams.
First, lock up Humiliate, Profane, Parade the Imams in pubic...
then do what you want; never ever giving 'em a chance to backtalk..

15 posted on 09/15/2013 7:05:27 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (who'll take tomorrow,$pend it all today;who can take your income & tax it all away..0'Blowfly can :-)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

Goes to show how long this has been a problem in the southern part of the Philippines. The Mohammedans will never be satisfied and the more we cave in to their demands, the worse it gets.

Mohammedans belong to a cult of evil, and adhere to the rantings of a camel-humping pedophile.


16 posted on 09/15/2013 7:11:36 AM PDT by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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To: max americana
There would be a “peace agreement” and the rags would break it.

There are specific references in the Koran advocating just this - to use a truce to the Muzzie's advantage whenever it is favourable to their side.

No country can survive the influx of these two-timing rats.

17 posted on 09/15/2013 7:18:54 AM PDT by James C. Bennett (An Australian.)
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To: Pan_Yan

The government needs to exterminate every last one of the Mohammedan scum, give them no quarter


18 posted on 09/15/2013 7:25:36 AM PDT by Rome2000 (THE WASHINGTONIANS AND UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE ARE THE ENEMY -ROTATE THE CAPITAL AMONGST THE STATES)
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To: cloudmountain

Disagree
About time a country banned Islam.
Christianity is banned in Saudi Arabia


19 posted on 09/15/2013 7:27:17 AM PDT by Rome2000 (THE WASHINGTONIANS AND UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE ARE THE ENEMY -ROTATE THE CAPITAL AMONGST THE STATES)
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To: Pan_Yan

The USA should be helping the Phillipines, instead of the Syrian ‘rebels.’


20 posted on 09/15/2013 7:38:02 AM PDT by I want the USA back
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