From AKI-Adnkronos:
Manila, 25 August (AKI) - The Philippines government is not conducting an "all-out war" in the southern province of Mindanao despite a military offensive against the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front, President Gloria Arroyo said on Monday.
Arroyo gave the assurance in a speech at a groundbreaking ceremony of the Global Gateway Logistics City in Pampanga in the central region of Luzon.
"I say to the Filipinos, to the world, to our Muslim brothers in the south, to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) through our Kuwaiti friends, there is no all out war," the President said.
According to the website of GMANews, Arroyo made her remarks as fresh fighting erupted in the south.
Fighting between Muslim separatists and troops intensified in the southern Philippines at the weekend undermining hopes for renewed peace talks.
More than 100 fighters have reportedly been killed in four days of clashes on Mindanao island, according to media reports.
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Update: Rebel Fighting in Philippines Intensifies -- New York Times
My Comment: Just in the past week we have had hundreds killed, many more wounded, and 300,000 refugees. If this is not warfare .... what is?