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The government reached a preliminary peace deal with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front insurgency, agreeing to establish an autonomous Muslim region by 2016 called "Bangsamoro" on the island of Mindanao. After details are hammered out, rebel forces will be gradually deactivated "beyond use." Groups such as Abu Sayyaf and the Bangsamoro Islamic Salvation Front have not agreed to the deal, however.