Malaysian troops have killed at least 13 fighters believed to be a part of an armed Philippine group staking a decades-old claim to a southern territory.
Malaysian Forces Fight Philippine Armed Group in Borneo
![Riot police guard the Malaysian Embassy east of Manila following a protest against Malaysia's military assault on a Philippine armed group on Borneo Island, March 5, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/34AB7A1D-FB80-45CC-9B49-08B2F48C3F32_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Riot police guard the Malaysian Embassy east of Manila following a protest against Malaysia's military assault on a Philippine armed group on Borneo Island, March 5, 2013.
![Coffins of Malaysian police who were killed on Saturday in Semporna in Sabah state, are carried after their arrival at an airport in Subang, outside Kuala Lumpur, March 4, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/69909F23-83C8-4E4E-B58F-08A0AC71B68D_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Coffins of Malaysian police who were killed on Saturday in Semporna in Sabah state, are carried after their arrival at an airport in Subang, outside Kuala Lumpur, March 4, 2013.
![Philippine residents who fled Malaysia's Sabah state arrive with their belongings in the southern Philippines, March 4, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4C346E5B-77A5-45D1-B5D7-7E08532BF9A3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Philippine residents who fled Malaysia's Sabah state arrive with their belongings in the southern Philippines, March 4, 2013.
![Philippine residents who fled the Malaysian state of Sabah arrive with their belongings at the port of Jolo, in the southern Philippines, March 4, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/949529E3-7039-4597-B740-06A0C96C6B65_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Philippine residents who fled the Malaysian state of Sabah arrive with their belongings at the port of Jolo, in the southern Philippines, March 4, 2013.