Muslim terrorist group “Moro lslamic Liberation Front” in Philippines
“It’s almost impossible to make a peace deal under this presidency” said rebel chief Mr. Mohagher Iqbal.
The Philippines Government had refused to sign an accord granting Muslims more autonomy in the south.
The refusal made it virtually impossible for Islamic insurgents to forge a peace deal with President Gloria Arroyo.
The Government rejected to sign the accord after three rebel-commanders led a deadly rampage against Cristian communities, prompting a military offensive would continue.
The accord seeks to expand an existing Muslim autonomous region by adding more than 700 villages, subject to the approval of residents in a plebiscite.
But Christian politicians in areas that would be affected challenged the deal in the Supreme Court, triggering the August 18 attacks on mostly Christian towns in Mindanao in which dozens of civilians were shot and hacked to death.
Government force launched assaults targeting the three rebel commanders and the men who conducted the raids.
The rebel attacks and subsequently military assaults killed civilians.
