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A Filipino Scout Ranger trainee aims his rifle during rifle lessons at the Cabunbata Scout Ranger camp in Basilan island southern Philippines on Wednesday Feb. 13, 2002. Government forces are currently pursuing the whereabouts of the Abu Sayyaf in Basilan as U.S. servicemen prepare training for other Filipino soldiers in nearby Zamboanga city to aid them in destroying the Muslim extremist group reportedly linked to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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A member of the Philippine elite Scout Ranger Brigade (SRB) adjusts the scope of his rifle during a "dry shoot" exercise aimed at gaining confidence at their camp on Basilan island, February 13, 2002.

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Philippine elite Scout Ranger soldiers carry out a practice patrol February 13, 2002 on Basilan island.

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A U.S serviceman kicks his comrade as they practice self-defense inside the Southern Command military base in Zamboanga city, southern Philippines.

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