TY  - BOOK
TI  - Philippine military offensive sparks violence
PY  - 2009///
KW  - PHILIPPINES
KW  - MILITANT GROUPS
KW  - TERRORISM
KW  - ABU SAYYAF
KW  - MORO ISLAMIC LIBERATION FRONT
N2  - A large military offensive broke on 12 August 2009, resulting in the deaths of 23 soldiers and 20 militants when 400 troops of the Philippine military went against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) rebels in Basilan.  The military has blamed the Moro Islamic Libreration Front (MILF) for aiding the ASG rebels during the clashes
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