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Sunday, May 05, 2008

 

SPECIAL REPORT : STALLED GRP-MILF PEACE TALKS

MILF: We stand firm on self-determination

By Al Jacinto, Correspondent

ZAMBOANGA CITY: “We are firm with our demands for self-determination. We cannot compromise our independence and our freedom,” Eid Kabalu, a spokesman for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), told The Manila Times Saturday.

The Muslim rebels’ vow to fight for independence came up in an interview about the withdrawal of Malaysia from the International Monitoring Team (IMT) which has been watching over the ceasefire between Philippine military and the MILF since peace negotiations began in 2004.

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THE government has rejected allegations that it caused the Malaysian decision to pull out of the International Monitoring Team (IMT).

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Malaysia’s Chief of Army, Gen. Dato’ Sri Abdul Aziz Zainal, said on Thursday in a press conference that his country will remain committed to pushing for peace in troubled Mindanao despite a scheduled pull out...

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Last Thursday, Malaysian Armed Forces chief Gen. Dató Sri Abdul Aziz Zainal met with Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. in Camp Aguinaldo.

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THE talk of war breaking out again coming from Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leaders and Eid Kabalu, the rebel group’s spokesman, reasserting their commitment to fight for independence,...

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