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Monday, May 30, 2005 (Philippines)
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| Women supporters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front raise their clenched fists as they shout "Allahu Akbar," or God is great, as they gather inside their camp for a three-day consultation Sunday in Camp Darapanan in Maguindanao Province. (AP photo) |
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CAMP DARAPANAN -- Muslim separatists in Mindanao began consulting tens of thousands of followers Sunday ahead of a crucial round of peace talks with the government aimed at ending three decades of conflict.
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front's three-day assembly in Sultan Kudarat town on Mindanao island comes as hopes run high between the government and the guerrillas for a permanent end to the conflict-halted two years ago by a ceasefire.
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