Philippines: Bombing in South causes Thousands to Flee

By Larry Habegger and Andrew Davis | Permalink | No Comments | October 27th, 2011 | Trackback

Thousands of people fled three remote towns in Zamboanga Sibugay province on Mindanao in the southern Philippines as the army continued its offensive against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Fighting in the south has been occurring for the past 30 years despite efforts to reach a lasting settlement between the army and militant groups. A travel warning issued by the U.S. State Department from June 14 remains in effect for the southern Philippines, discouraging travel in particular to the Sulu Archipelago, rural areas of Mindanao, Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat provinces and Cotabato City.

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