Philippines' Muslim rebels not to abandon remaining arms before poll

The Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group, which has begun exercising self-rule on the island of Mindanao, is not yet ready to surrender its remaining weapons ahead of the autonomous region's first election next year, a key part of the peace process with the government, one of its leaders said Tuesday.Mohagher Iqbal of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, who led the group's negotiations with the Philippine government, told Kyodo News that they cannot proceed with decommissioning their remaining 14,000 fighters until all conditions of the 2014 peace accord are fulfilled.Over 26,000 others h…READ FULL ARTICLE