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Marines killed two Abu Sayyaf fighters during an offensive in Basilan. The Manila police chief denied Abu Sayyaf bombers entered the city. The government will allow foreign monitors at MILF camps in Basilan and Jolo.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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