MILF frees dozens of hostages in South

By Al Jacinto

Feb 10, 2023 12:09 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY: The former rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) held hostage 39 elite Philippine Army soldiers in Lanao del Sur province in southern Philippines but released them a day later after security officials negotiated for their freedom.

The MILF, which signed a peace deal with Manila in 2014, captured the soldiers, who are members of the Special Forces, in the village of Dilimbayan in Maguing town.

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