The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) protested the arrests of four guerrillas, warning it could affect talks aimed at ending the decades-long insurgency

The arrests came amid diminishing confidence within the MILF over the government’s sincerity in trying quickly to seal a deal to end the rebellion which has left an estimated 150,000 people dead since the 1970s.

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