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Philippine soldiers react to the media as they head to the mountains to secure the release of two Germans who were held for six months by the Abu Sayyaf militant group, on the volatile island of Jolo, southern Philippines, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said the group released Stefan Okonek and Henrike Dielen late Friday on southern Jolo Island. (AP Photo/Nickee Butlangan)

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An armed group of men, not specified which group of rebels, gather at Syria's Quneitra border crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. It was unclear if the men were connected to an armed group that, the United Nations said, detained more than 40 U.N. peacekeepers during fighting in Syria early Thursday. The peacekeepers were detained on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights during a &quot;period of increased fighting between armed elements and the Syrian Arab Armed Forces,&quot; the office of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement. ( AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Al-Qaeda-linked Syrian rebels attack peacekeepers in Golan Heights

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FILE - In this Aug. 14 file photo, Philippine chief government negotiator Carlos Sorreta, 3rd from left, starts meetings with US Department of State Ambassador Eric John, 5th from right, at the Department of National Defense headquarters in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines. The Philippine defense chief said Tuesday Nov. 5, 2013 that disagreements between U.S. and Filipino negotiators are prolonging talks on an accord allowing an increase in American military presence in the country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Philippines, U.S. disagree in troop deployment talks

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Two soldiers lay wounded after a mortar landed near them as the government troopers continue their assault at Muslim rebels who have taken scores of hostages and used them as human shields for the fifth straight day Friday Sept. 13, 2013 at Zamboanga city in southern Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Muslim rebels holding more than 100 people hostage in the Philippines clash with troops

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AP Enterprise: Philippines using US smart bombs

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