Philippine troops will focus more on humanitarian activities and less on fighting after a successful eight-month ground offensive against the country’s fiercest Muslim rebel group, the military chief said on Sunday. General Hermogenes Esperon told reporters that bulldozers and tractors rather than tanks will start rolling this month onto Jolo island, stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf group and a hiding place for two suspected masterminds of the 2002 Bali bombings. Full Story
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