Philippines Civil Disorder
This is a general Thread to Discuss civil strife in Philippines where protests are causing clashes with authorities.
When riots happen in Philippines how are they normally quelled?
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18 killed in Philippines clash:
The clash occurred at 1.15 a.m when the rebels from Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) attacked a reconnaissance company of the 61st division of the Philippines military in North Cotabato province, Xinhua reported. Ref. Source 1
Mindanao is where their independence movement against the US started after our victory in the Spanish American War and our capture of the Phillipines. We also used it as a guerilla base in our resistance against Japan during WW2 prior to retaking it. It's really tough terrain there.