U.S. Marines man a checkpoint at the town of Upper Maligi in Basilan province, south Philippines June 18, 2002. The Pentagon has approved a plan to send American troops on patrol with Philippine soldiers battling Islamic rebels in the southern Philippines, a U.S. defense official said. (Reuters)
The Pentagon has approved a plan to send American troops on patrol with Philippine soldiers battling Islamic rebels in the southern Philippines, a U.S. defense official said June 19, 2002. Marines are seen on June 18 guarding a check point near Upper Maligi town on Basilan Island, in the southern Philippines. ( Reuters)