Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said last week that less than 900 rebels remain, mostly in eastern rural regions, from the estimated 25,000 insurgent force at the peak of the 56-year insurgency, one of Asia’s longest-running rebellions.
In latest flare-up of decades-long insurgency, Philippine troops kill 7 communist rebels
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Brawner said Chinese navy ships observing from a distance “added realism to the exercise."
Philippine forces practice retaking an island in mock combat as China's navy watches
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