Philippines Clashes Force Thousands To Flee Homes -- The GuardianFighting between government forces and Muslim separatists leave 20 dead and thousands displaced in southern Mindanao.
Fighting between Philippine soldiers and a group of Muslim separatists has forced thousands of people to flee their homes on southern Mindanao and created a new problem for stalled peace talks to end the longrunning insurgency.
Twenty people were killed when army commandos clashed with fighters from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) near al-Barka town on Basilan on Tuesday. Both sides accused each other of breaking a seven-year truce.
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