AN international humanitarian organization on Tuesday called on both the government forces and armed groups in Maguindanao to abide by the laws of war to prevent further displacement and casualties among the civilians as clashes continue in the region.

“We are worried about the fate of civilians caught in the fighting. We call on all parties to the conflict to strictly abide by international humanitarian law (IHL),” Dominic Earnshaw, head of the International Committee on the Red Cross (ICRC) office in Cotabato, said.

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