Terror groups merge in Philippines
An international counter terrorism expert has told a meeting of ASEAN military analysts that the terror groups Jemaah Islamiyah and Abu Sayyaf have merged in the southern Philippines.
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.