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Air, ground assault launched by Malaysian army against militants to reclaim part of Borneo island. | |||
An
air, ground assault and mortar attacks were launched by Malaysian armed
forces, killed at least 13 of the nearly 200 militants seeking to reclaim
part of Borneo Island for a Filipino sultan, Malaysian police officials
said Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Sporadic fighting continued on Wednesday
in remote coastal areas of the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah as the
police and soldiers scoured rugged territory, searching house to house
to find Filipino rebels who escaped the large assault on Tuesday. At least
40 people have died so far in the fighting. |
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Malaysia Army commandos prepare to board a helicopter to join an assault near the area where a stand-off with Filipino gunmen took place Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Tanduo village, Lahad Datu, Sabab, Malaysia. |
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The first fighting
started on Friday, March 1, 2013, that killed 12 Filipinos and two Malaysian
commandoes after armed intruders representing the Philippines-based
Sultan of Sulu refused to abandon what they say is their historic claim
to the territory, turning a centuries-old dispute in an overlooked corner
of Southeast Asia into an increasingly bloody battle for power and land. To halt further incursions, Malaysian and Filipino naval ships have set up a blockade between the southern Philippines and Sabah, a distance that can be traveled by speedboat in about an hour. |
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