The Philippine military has launched an attack on Muslim fighters who defied a deadline to pull out from Christian villages in the country's south.
One soldier died as troops and rebels exchanged fire, officials said.
Many of the 800 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels had ignored a 24-hour deadline to leave the villages in North Cotabato province, the army said.
There has been controversy in the region over a deal to expand a Muslim autonomous zone there.
The renewed fighting came days after a deal between the two sides was blocked by the courts.
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Ceasfire panels
At least two soldiers were wounded by MILF snipers in the village in Pikit, security officials said.
The MILF, which is supposed to be observing a ceasefire, said they had not started the fighting.
"We don't know what will happen next but this will certainly have an adverse impact on peace talks," said Eid Kabalu, a spokesman for the group which had displaced around 6,500 people when it occupied the villages.
An army commander in the area said the Philippine troops were "only taking actions against the breakaway MILF group that defied the orders of the ceasefire panels".
The government and MILF rebels had been discussing a deal which would see the zone expanded in exchange for the end of a decades-long insurgency.
But on Monday the Supreme Court suspended the deal, following complaints from Christian lawmakers in the region.
'Recalcitrants'
Many of the occupied villages are on the provincial border of mainly Christian North Cotabato and mainly Muslim Maguindanao, which contains some large rural MILF camps.
The rebels are said to be frustrated at the fresh obstacles towards agreeing to expand the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
Regional tensions have grown since the plan was agreed, with Christians fearful of the greater powers that would be granted to rebels.
The expanded zone, which would be subject to approval in a local plebiscite, would include another 712 villages.
Local leaders would also be entitled to a large share of the region's rich resources.
(BBC)
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