Malaysia will withdraw all its peacekeepers from the southern Philippines this month, the foreign minister said Thursday, signaling frustration with stalled talks between Manila and Muslim rebels.
Malaysia began withdrawing 40 cease-fire monitors from violence-scarred Mindanao island in April because of a lack of progress in peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Manila suspended the talks altogether in August after three guerrilla commanders went on a bloody rampage, killing dozens in predominantly Christian communities.
The 12 Malaysians still working with the cease-fire monitoring team will …
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