CONTROL......Ex-Philippine
rebel says fighters once backed by Malaysia part of group battling for control
of country's Sabah state.
THE FORMER head of a
Philippine separatist group, the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), has
told Al Jazeera that despite support from Malaysia in the 1960s, some of his
fighters have now turned against the Malaysian government.
According to Nur Misuari,
the MNLF fighters have joined the Royal Army of Sulu, which has been fighting
for control of Malaysia's eastern Sabah state.
Al Jazeera's Jamela
Alindogan reports from the Philippine capital, Manila, on whether Malaysia's
foreign policy in the 1960s has backfired.
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