Troops Deployed to North Cotabato Village to Pacify Warring MILF Factions
The Philippine Army deployed troops backed by armored personnel carriers to a village in Aleosan, North Cotabato, to quell clashes between warring armed factions of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). The hostilities have resulted in the deaths of two minors.
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