Philippines cancels peace deal with Muslim group
The Philippines announced on Thursday it had cancelled a peace deal with the country's biggest Muslim rebel group after fighting broke out this week, but a guerrilla leader rejected its calls for re-negotiation.
The Philippines largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, urged Manila yesterday to resume the stalled peace talks as Malaysia threatened anew to pull out all its cease-fire observers deployed in Mindanao if there is no progress in the seven-year old negotiations.