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  Air Force pounds MILF lairs with rockets
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Last EditedHomegrown Democrat  Jun 12, 2009 06:47pm
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AuthorJames Mananghaya
MediaNewspaper - Philippine Star
News DateSunday, June 7, 2009 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionMANILA, Philippines - Air Force attack planes pounded yesterday the position of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels in Guindulungan, Maguindanao, as fighting between government troops and guerrillas entered its fourth day, a military spokesman reported.

Lt. Col. Jonathan Ponce, spokesman for the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said SF 21 Marchetti planes conducted two bombing runs between 11 a.m. and 12 noon.

He said that scores of MILF rebels are believed dead because of the accuracy of the rockets fired from the Air Force planes.
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