U.S. Trains Troops in the Philippines NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on the training of soldiers in the Philippines by United States troops. Several hundred American soldiers, including special forces, are to help teach Filipino troops fighting Abu Sayyaf - the militant Islamic group linked to al Qaeda.

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U.S. Trains Troops in the Philippines

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NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on the training of soldiers in the Philippines by United States troops. Several hundred American soldiers, including special forces, are to help teach Filipino troops fighting Abu Sayyaf - the militant Islamic group linked to al Qaeda.