Communist rebels in the Philippines have fought one of Asia’s longest-running insurgencies. The new President, Rodrigo Duterte, has made peace with the rebels a priority, and a new round of marathon peace talks brokered by Norway opens in Oslo on Monday. A brief look at the rebels and their struggle:ADVERTISEMENTHow a world war sparked communism in the PhilippinesThe rebels trace their roots to a communist party whose guerrilla wing helped fight Japanese occupation forces in World War II. In 1968, the Communist Party of the Philippines was reestablished on Mao Zedong’s birthday, proclaiming as its goal “the protracted peoples’ struggle” modeled on China. The rebels’ ranks swelled after dictator Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law in 1972.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 20, 2016 08:28 UTC