1.  A decade ago, an Islamic front nearly won a national election there before the military stopped the voting, which helped prompt a bitter civil war.

2.  Many mainstream politicians in Jordan share the exasperation of the Islamic front.

3.  Attempts by the AP to reach a spokesman for the Islamic front in London, as well as representatives of another exiled opposition group there, were not successful.

4.  The cease-fire guidelines agreed to Tuesday come under the framework of a general peace accord reached in June between Manila and the Islamic front.

5.  The cease-fire guidelines agreed to Tuesday come under the framework of a general peace accord reached in June between Manila and the Moro Islamic front.

6.  The Islamic front is one of three Muslim rebel groups in the south.

7.  A general strike called by an Islamic front received a mixed response from Pakistanis Saturday, with organisers claiming nationwide support while officials dubbed the action a failure.