Philippine president wants US forces out of restive south
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MANILA- The Philippine president says he wants US forces out of his country's restive south and blamed America for the restiveness of Muslim militants in the region and for the killings of Muslim Filipinos during a US pacification campaign in the early 1900s.
President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday that Americans would constantly be in danger in the southern Mindanao region, where Islamic extremists would constantly try to kill or kidnap them for ransom. He did not mention any deadline or give other details.
The US Embassy did not immediately issue any reaction.
