DTN News: Philippine TODAY July 4, 2009 - Philippine Soldiers Are Going South To Eliminate Insurgency

DTN News: Philippine TODAY July 4, 2009 - Philippine Soldiers Are Going South To Eliminate Insurgency

*Sources: DTN News

(NSI News Source Info) MANILA, Philippine - July 4, 2009: Soldiers board a military plane at the Villamor air base in Manila July 3, 2009 as they prepare to deploy in the Basilan, Jolu, Sulu province, to hasten the elimination of insurgency and to crush lawlessness violence in the southern Philippines.

Soldiers put on their gear before boarding a military plane at the Villamor air base in Manila July 3, 2009 as they prepare to deploy in the Basilan, Jolu, Sulu province, to hasten the elimination of insurgency and to crush lawlessness violence in the southern Philippines. Muslim rebels want the Philippine government to halt an offensive in the southern Mindanao region and revive peace talks to end a decades-old conflict that has killed more than 120,000 people, rebel leader Mohaqher Iqbal said on Wednesday.

Muslim rebels want the Philippine government to halt an offensive in the southern Mindanao region and revive peace talks to end a decades-old conflict that has killed more than 120,000 people, rebel leader Mohaqher Iqbal said on Wednesday.