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rangerrebew

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World News | Tue Sep 13, 2016 3:39am EDT

Duterte says he wants U.S. special forces out of southern Philippines


By Manuel Mogato | MANILA

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called for the withdrawal of U.S. special forces troops from a group of islands in the southern Philippines, saying their presence could complicate offensives against Islamist militants notorious for beheading Westerners.

Duterte, who was in the spotlight last week over a televised tirade against the United States and President Barack Obama, said the Americans still in Mindanao were high-value targets for the Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf militants as counter-insurgency operations intensify.

"They have to go," Duterte said in a speech during an oath-taking ceremony for new officials. "I do not want a rift with America. But they have to go."

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-usa-duterte-idUSKCN11I10J
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Re: Duterte says he wants U.S. special forces out of southern Philippines
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2016, 10:37:59 am »
He doesn't want witnesses to his dirty war.