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                    [ArticleID] => 1346520
                    [Title] => Former MILF ceasefire comittee head dies of heart attack
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An official of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) who trained recruits on guerilla warfare succumbed to cardiac arrest July 13, just as he had wished to die on the same day Imam Salamat Hashim passed away.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-15 13:59:46 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1163881 [Title] => Joint gov’t-MILF team finds no jihadists in C. Mindanao [Summary] =>

A joint verification team dispatched last week to verify reports about the alleged presence of foreign jihadists in Central Mindanao did not find any member of al-Qaeda or Jemaah Islamiyah in the hinterland separating the provinces of Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur, the military said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1163381 [Title] => Team finds no trace of Al-Qaeda, JI in Maguindanao-Lanao border [Summary] =>

A joint verification team dispatched last week did not find even a single member of either the Al-Qaeda or its Asian cell, the Jemaah Islamiya, in the hinterland borders of Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur, the military said.

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-02 15:05:58 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/8489/th0i.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 265470 [Title] => ‘No links between MILF, JI found’ [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — Government investigators have not found any evidence linking the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) with the Indonesia-based terror group Jemaah Islamiyah.

"There is no conclusive evidence that the entire organization is behind or has links (to JI)," said Brig. Gen. Alexander Yano, of the government Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) chief.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 263707 [Title] => MILF to rein in forces in Maguindanao towns [Summary] => SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao — Threatened by more pre-emptive military strikes, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) promised to convince its forces here and in surrounding towns to stop collecting "revolutionary taxes" and roaming around in populated areas.

The MILF also vowed to restrain its units from attacking rival groups which often displaces many civilians.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 261826 [Title] => MILF seeks local execs’ help in clan war [Summary] => CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao — The ceasefire panel of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has asked local authorities to help settle amicably a clan war between militiamen and MILF guerrillas in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao to prevent a repeat of last Tuesday’s hostilities.

A soldier, Sgt. Philip Pedregosa, of the Army’s 37th Infantry Battalion, and four MILF rebels were reportedly killed in the firefight, which forced some 500 families to flee their homes.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 260534 [Title] => US Army commander nakipagkita sa milf leader [Summary] => Camp Aguinaldo – Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon, nakipagkita ang Commander ng US Army Special Forces sa lider ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) kaugnay ng isinasagawang RP-US training exercise sa Carmen, North Cotabato, ayon sa isang opisyal ng militar kahapon.

Sinabi ni Brig. Gen. Alexander Yano, ang bagong talagang Ceasefire Committee ng gobyerno, maayos naman ang naging pagkikita nina Benjie Midtimbang, Ceasefire Committee Chief ng MILF at Major Robert Ball ng US Army Special Forces.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Probinsiya [SectionUrl] => probinsiya [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 260335 [Title] => US troops intensifying ‘listening devices’ in Mindanao, MILF claims [Summary] => DAVAO CITY — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has accused the United States military of strengthening its "listening devices" in Mindanao by way of its joint military exercises with Filipino troops.

"It is to strengthen their ‘listening devices’ in the South for intelligence purposes. We all know the US has interests in Mindanao and that is why their armed forces are here in the guise of conducting joint military training with their local counterparts," said MILF spokesman Eid Kabalu.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 255346 [Title] => MILF eyes more vigorous peace talks under GMA [Summary] => COTABATO CITY — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is optimistic about "more aggressive and vigorous peace talks" with the government under the administration of President Arroyo.

For many peace advocates in Central Mindanao, President Arroyo’s proclamation early Thursday morning occurred auspiciously with the simultaneous setting up of signboards urging public support for the peace talks in strategic spots of the region.
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 248455 [Title] => Talks with MILF on despite arrest of JI terror suspects [Summary] => DAVAO CITY — Peace negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will continue despite the arrest of four members of the separatist rebel group suspected of also being members of the Al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah international terrorist network.

"The peace process is still very much on track despite the arrests," Presidential Assistant on the Peace Process Teresita Deles told The STAR.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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