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  • Philippine Rebel Factions Meet in Libya

    04/05/2003 9:45:19 AM PST · by tlrugit · 8 replies · 467+ views
    Excite news ^ | Apr 5, 10:37 AM (ET) | AP
    TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - At least five factions of the oldest Muslim rebel movement in the Philippines opened talks on reunification Saturday, seeking to strengthen the 1996 peace agreement with the Philippine government, Libyan officials said. A Philippine government representative and the governor of the southern Philippine province of Mindanao were attending the talks, scheduled to last two days, the officials said. The Moro National Liberation Front fought for Muslim self-rule in the southern Philippines in the 1970s. With the help of Libyan mediation, it signed a peace deal with the government in 1996 that granted the region limited autonomy....