|
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 (Philippines)
| A Philippine Army tank secures the highway in Kauswagan town earlier seized by MILF rebels in Lanao del Norte. (Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro/Froilan Gallardo) |
|
KAUSWAGAN, Lanao del Norte -- An Army general said troops have found the bodies of 25 civilians when government forces regained control of the towns of Kauswagan and Kolambugan Monday noon.
Most of the civilians who died in Monday's clash were from the villages of Kauswagan town, where Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels tried to seize Monday morning, said Brigadier General Antonio Supnet, chief of the Army 104th Brigade.
Visit the Beijing Olympics 2008 blog
[full
story] |
|
| |
Local News |
4ID ready for 'spillover'
THE Army's 4th Infantry Division (4ID) said it has enough troops to contain violence within its area of responsibility (AOR) in the event of a spillover in the Lanao del Norte clashes.
[full story] |
Lanao attacks call to mind maverick Commander Bravo
OZAMIZ CITY -- The simultaneous attacks on four towns of Lanao del Norte on Monday calls to mind the maverick character of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader in the province who had been attributed to a number of controversial tactical offensives and public pronouncements.
[full story] |
[return to top]
[home]
[network page]
|
LOCAL NEWS
BUSINESS
OPINION
SPORTS
LIFESTYLE
FEATURE
|
