The truce doesn’t seem to have been broken when the MILF drove 1,000 Christian farmers from their land. Some truce. “Philippine Muslim rebels warn 5-year-old truce may collapse unless talks resume,” from The Associated Press, June 6 (thanks to Twostellas):
MANILA, Philippines: Muslim rebels warned Friday that their five-year-old truce with the Philippine government may collapse unless the two sides resume stalled peace talks.
The talks broke off last year after the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, which has been fighting for self-rule for minority Muslims for decades, protested the government’s insistence that any proposal granting the rebels autonomy must adhere to Philippine laws and go before voters as a referendum.
The peace process hit another snag in May, when neighboring Malaysia grew impatient with the stalled talks and began pulling its more than 40 peacekeepers from the region. The peacekeepers have been credited with safeguarding the 2003 truce….