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To: abb

Abb, I haven't checked all the links posted, but are you also aware of "MILF" = Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)?


72 posted on 07/20/2006 4:16:28 PM PDT by Alia
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To: Alia

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is a militant Islamic group located in the Southern Philippines. The area where the group is active is called Bangsamoro by the MILF and it covers the southern portion of Mindanao, the Sulu Archipelago, Palawan, Basilan and the neighbouring islands. There are approximately 4.5 million Muslims in the Philippines[2] and the majority live within this area.

The MILF is lead by Salamat Hashim, who advocates a conservative, Wahhabist-influenced brand of Islam developed during his time as a student in Saudi Arabia and Cairo[3]. Hashim, like many in the MILF, was also heavily influenced by Sayyid Qutb, and adapted the words of Qutb to call for "jihad in the Moroland" against "the colonial Philippine occupation armies" who he accused of crimes against Muslims in the region[4].

The exact size of the MILF is unclear, though its military wing, the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces, is known to consist of a guerilla army of 12,500 people[5]. The group claimed a peak strength of almost 90,000 "well-armed" men in 1998[citation needed].


74 posted on 07/20/2006 4:18:17 PM PDT by Crawdad (So the guy says to the doctor, "It hurts when I do this.")
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