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| Malaysia soldiers attack armed Filipino clan in Borneo | Malaysia soldiers attack armed Filipino clan in Borneo |
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| Malaysian soldiers have launched an assault on armed members of a Filipino clan who have killed eight policemen on the island of Borneo in recent days. | Malaysian soldiers have launched an assault on armed members of a Filipino clan who have killed eight policemen on the island of Borneo in recent days. |
| The operation to take over an area occupied by about 180 Filipinos began at 07:00 (23:00 GMT on Monday), a Malaysian government spokesman said. | The operation to take over an area occupied by about 180 Filipinos began at 07:00 (23:00 GMT on Monday), a Malaysian government spokesman said. |
| Seven army battalions deployed to Sabah state on Monday to reinforce police. | Seven army battalions deployed to Sabah state on Monday to reinforce police. |
| Last month, the Filipinos landed at a coastal village in Lahad Datu district and insisted the territory was theirs. | Last month, the Filipinos landed at a coastal village in Lahad Datu district and insisted the territory was theirs. |
| Calling themselves the Royal Army of Sulu, the clan members said they were descendants of the sultanate of Sulu in the southern Philippines, which ruled parts of northern Borneo for centuries, and demanded that the Malaysian government pay more money to lease their land. | Calling themselves the Royal Army of Sulu, the clan members said they were descendants of the sultanate of Sulu in the southern Philippines, which ruled parts of northern Borneo for centuries, and demanded that the Malaysian government pay more money to lease their land. |
| The government of the Philippines had appealed to Malaysia on Monday to exercise maximum restraint and avoid further bloodshed, and sent Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario to Kuala Lumpur for talks on the crisis. | |
| Nineteen members of the Filipino clan have also been killed during the stand-off. Twelve died in a gunfight with Malaysian police on Friday. | |
| The clan's leaders have said they are not violating any laws because Sabah is "owned by the sultan of Sulu" and insisted that they have a right to defend themselves. | |
| However, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said over the weekend that its forces were authorised to "take any action deemed necessary". |