after decades of conflict, the moro islamic liberation front is now transitioning to politics, helpingher factions still at war with state forces, can the peace hold? 0ur correspondent howard johnson visited the region, with the westminster foundation for democracy, to take a closer look. the dimaukom mosque was painted electric pink to promote peace and love in an area beset by violence. we've come here to meet umi and comenie, two former fighters of the separatist group the moro islamic liberation front. i ask umi why shejoined the group. translation: i saw my parents being hit by some soldiers. - they killed my uncle who was tending to his water buffalo on his farm when they passed by. another relative was also killed. they threw their bodies into the river. the bangsamoro, meaning nation of the moro people, say that this is part of decades of religious discrimination from catholic—dominated manila. first established as the moro national liberation front, the milf split away to form the region's most dominant insurgency in the 1990s. the group that once trained with al-qaeda now say

after decades of conflict, the moro islamic liberation front are now transitioning to politics, helpingmmissioning of firearms. but with other factions still at war with state forces, can the peace hold? 0ur correspondent howard johnson, visited the region, with the westminster foundation for democracy, to take a closer look. the dimaukom mosque was painted electric pink to promote peace and love in an area beset by violence. we've come here to meet umi and comenie, two former fighters of the separatist group the moro islamic liberation front. i ask umi why shejoined the group. translation: i saw my parents being hit by some soldiers. - they killed my uncle who was tending to his water buffalo on his farm when they passed by. another relative was also killed. they threw their bodies into the river. the bangsamoro, meaning nation of the moro people, say that this is part of decades of religious discrimination from catholic—dominated manila. first established as the moro national liberation front, the milf split away to form the region's most dominant insurgency in the 1990s. the group th