MILF rebels admit split ahead of peace talks
02/06/2011The secessionist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) yesterday said it has a potentially serious rebellion in its ranks after a key leader broke away ahead of peace talks with the government.
Ameril Umbra Kato quit the Muslim group seven months ago, taking with him at least a thousand fighters, top MILF leaders told a news conference.
It poses a potentially major threat to formal peace talks that start in Malaysia on Wednesday, conceded Murad Ebrahim, chairman of the 12,000-member movement that has been waging a deadly rebellion since 1978.
“We are talking with them and urging them to toe the line on the MILF position,” Murad said..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110206hed5.html
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