11.   The company also cited the recent peace agreement brokered between the government and former Muslim separatists in Mindanao, southern Philippines as a big step toward political stability.

12.   The government blamed Muslim separatists, though some here believe they were intended to destabilize the city during the trial.

13.   Two more, Philippines and Thailand, have Muslim separatists vaguely linked to Osama bin Laden.

14.   Openly turning over wanted Muslim separatists to Thailand could anger their sympathizers in Malaysia against the central government in Kuala Lumpur.

15.   Philippine forces put down a bloody revolt by one group of Muslim separatists in November and are being assisted by U.S. troops to destroy Abu Sayyaf.

16.   Other Muslim separatists have expressed doubts about the claim.

17.   Other Muslim separatists have expressed doubts.

18.   Pakistan called off play because it was a national holiday in the country to express solidarity with Muslim separatists in the Indian state of Jammu-Kashmir.

19.   Other U.S. troops are participating in yet another, smaller campaign against Muslim separatists in the southern Philippines.

20.   President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo announced a cease-fire with the largest group of Muslim separatists in the southern Philippines on Tuesday in an effort to foster peace talks.