A cease-fire has been forged between the Philippine army and the separatist Moro National Liberation Front, state media reported on Friday, citing Vice President Jejomar Binay.
He made the announcement during an interview.
Saturday, 14 September, 2013
Philippines: Army and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) separatists reached truce in Zamboanga city
Friday, 13 September, 2013
Burma-Myanmar: Army launched major offensives against Kachin Independence Army (KIA) as government offers a nationwide peace accord
Battles spread across Kachin and northern Shan State as the technical advisory teams from KIO and Burmese government prepare for a meeting next week in Myitkyina. A series of intense battles raging across Kachin region between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burmese Army in areas under KIA’s 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Brigades, except in KIA’s 5th Brigade area around KIO administrative capital Laiza.
A battle took place between KIA’s 12th Battalion troops and Burmese army’s 323rd Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) troops at Nam Hpang Hka Hku near Kawng Ja village in Mansi Township on Sept 11 at 6 am. The two sides encountered again at around 9 am at Lung Bra near Nam Hpang Hka Hku.
Thursday, 12 September, 2013
Philippines: Government forces fail to attack six villages occupied by Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels
Government forces failed to attack six rebel-occupied Muslim-dominated villages in Zamboanga, southern Philippines.
They, however, succeeded in preventing rebel intrusion in Zamboanga City, now paralysed after Filipino-Muslim rebel leaders renewed an armed struggle, following a founding rebel leader’s claim that government negotiators refused to review the implementation of a pro-autonomy peace accord that their group signed with the Philippine government in 1996.
Mali: 3 soldiers wounded during a clash with Tuareg rebels since ceasefire of June
Malian soldiers clashed Wednesday with Tuareg rebels near the Mauritanian border, the first fighting to erupt since the two sides signed a peace accord in June. A Malian captain warned the clash could endanger the truce.
The Tuareg rebels have picked up arms against the African state of Mali three times since independence in 1960, but it was only last year that they succeeded in making significant gains. They were temporarily sidelined by radical jihadists operating in the area, though have grown in strength again since French-led forces largely ousted those Islamic militants last winter.
Wednesday, 11 September, 2013
Thailand: 5 policemen shot dead by suspected Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) rebels in Pattani
Five police officers were shot dead in an ambush in Thailand’s insurgency-hit south on Wednesday, officials said, but the government vowed the attack would not derail fragile peace efforts.
The shooting comes a day after two soldiers were killed in an attack at a school in the south by suspected rebels, apparently intent on disrupting the peace talks.
Tuesday, 10 September, 2013
Burma-Myanmar: Battle between army and Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) rebels in southern Kachin state
Fighting between the Burmese government and Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) broke out Tuesday morning in Nam Lim Pa area near the Kachin/Shan state border, said local church and KIO officials.
The fighting started at about 9 a.m. local time and continued until after noon, said a pastor of Kachin Baptist Church in Bhamo (also known as Manmaw), about 40 miles north of Nam Lim Pa.
Monday, 9 September, 2013
Philippines: 6 people killed during clashes with hundreds of Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels
Six people have been reported killed and dozens wounded and trapped after more than 100 suspected members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) infiltrated several coastal villages in Zamboanga City before dawn Monday.
Zamboanga City Mayor Ma. Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said in her official statement that the the fatalities include a navy personnel, a policeman and four civilians.