Philippine Rebel Group Agrees to Peace Accord to End Violence in South

" The deal with the rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, which has fought a war of independence for more than three decades, is the first step in what is expected to be a long, complex process of working through disputes that have lasted for centuries between the Christian-dominated national government and the predominantly Muslim residents of the southern island of Mindanao."

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the Moro Islamic Liberation Front = a rather embarrassing acronym for a rebel army.
 
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/08/world/asia/manila-and-rebel-group-take-step-toward-peace-plan.html