Despite clashes, peace deal with MILF holds

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The Philippine government said it was confident a peace deal with the country’s largest Muslim rebel group would hold despite fresh clashes that left 4 of its members dead. The fighting took place just two weeks after the 10,000-member Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) signed a peace deal to end their decades-old rebellion that had claimed tens of thousands of lives. Two soldiers and 18 gunmen were slain in the clashes in Basilan, the military said, while the MILF acknowledged 4 of its members were among those killed.

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