Philippine Troops, Muslim Disciples Clash
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Hundreds of marines sailed Tuesday to reinforce troops in the southern Philippines following fighting with followers of a jailed Muslim leader that killed at least 17 soldiers and as many as 30 rebels, officials said.
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ISTANBUL The police on Sunday clashed with hundreds of rock-throwing nationalists who staged a protest outside the seat of the spiritual leader of the world&#39;s Orthodox Christians.
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The Philippine Congress begins debating an anti-terror bill aimed at tackling militants in the south.
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MANILA, Sep 3 (IPS) - A major military offensive against separatist  rebels in the southern provinces of Basilan and Sulu is raising  concerns for displacing thousands of residents and causing  setbacks to a peace process.
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Troops backed by gunship helicopters ringed a militant cleric's hideout in northwest Pakistan on Friday, clashing with his supporters a day after a deadly bombing, officials said.
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Philippine marines backed by air strikes killed at least six Muslim militants during an operation against rebels suspected of involvement in an attack on a U.S. supply helicopter, military officials said on Wednesday.
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Muslim rebels negotiating to end rebellion in the southern Philippines criticized the government on Sunday for naming a Roman Catholic priest to head its peace panel, saying the decision would downgrade the talks.
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The Philippine army says it is involved in clashes with Muslim separatists on the southern island of Mindanao.
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Terrorists wanted for attacks in Pakistan and beyond are leading the resistance against troops besieging a radical Islamic seminary, the government said Sunday, while a mosque spokesman claimed hundreds died in an overnight assault.
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MANILA -- Philippine marines clashed with nearly 200 Al Qaeda-linked rebels yesterday, and officials said six government troops were killed and 19 wounded in the biggest battle in a monthlong US-backed offensive.
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Tensions brewing around a radical mosque in Pakistan's capital burst into street battles Tuesday between security forces and masked militants who have challenged the government by mounting a vigilante anti-vice campaign.
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Members of rival Christian orders trade blows at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
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Philippine troops exchanged heavy  gunfire with Muslim rebels on the southern island of Mindanao  on Monday, breaking a 17-month cease-fire just weeks before  peace talks hosted by Malaysia were due to restart.
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COTABATO CITY, Philippines  - For 15 years, Hadja  Bainon Karon fought in the southern Philippine jungle for a  Muslim homeland, losing five brothers and a husband in the  conflict.
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The last bloody exercise in the &quot;mosque-centered&quot; Sunni-Shiite conflict in Pakistan occurred yesterday during Friday prayer.
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At least seven civilians, including four children, were killed during a military operation against al-Qaida-linked militants on a southern Philippine island, officials said Tuesday.
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Philippines peace talks are slowly moving forward, but recent sectarian fighting worries analysts.