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Philippine president to ask Congress for 20,000 new troops to fight extremists

August 02, 2017 9:24 PM

MANILA (REUTERS) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Congress for funds to recruit 20,000 new soldiers to battle rising threats from pro-ISIS militants in the country’s restive south, senators said on Wednesday (Aug 2).

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