We'll see what tomorrow's War Daily brings; however....
Didn't make it into my War Dailiy, readers.
"In Mindanao, Philippine troops regain control of villages
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A Philippine woman sits with her children among army troops taking a rest by a roadside in Aleosan, North Cotabato province, southern Philippines.
Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighters had claimed the villages were part of a Muslim homeland the government had agreed to establish.
ZAMBOANGA CITY, PHILIPPINES -- Government forces Wednesday took back control of more than a dozen villages abandoned by retreating Muslim rebels in the troubled southern region of Mindanao, military officials said.Philippine troops, backed by attack planes and artillery, expelled hundreds of Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighters who seized 15 villages across North Cotabato province last week, they said.
A weeklong battle between rebel and government forces killed more than two dozen soldiers and guerrillas and forced about 160,000 civilians to flee their homes. The United Nations said Wednesday that it was alarmed by the humanitarian crisis in Mindanao caused by the fighting and appealed for restraint and protection of civilians.
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