MANILA， Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Prospects to end almost 50-year long leftist insurgency in the Philippines have dimmed following the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to suspend the peace talks and ordered the resumption of military offensive against the Philippine communist insurgents who have been trying to overthrow the government since 1969.

The talks that kicked off in Oslo， Norway in August last year was the latest attempt of the government to end one of the world's last communist insurgencies. The armed conflict， which has left more than 40，000 insurgents， soldiers and civilians dead， has spanned 48 years.

Duterte， who presented himself as a "socialist" and the first "leftist" Philippine president， said when he assumed office in June that he was willing to "walk the extra mile" to achieve peace， a campaign promise that he wants to pursue.

But last Friday he ordered government troops to prepare to fight the New People's Army (NPA) guerrillas， the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines. "I am asking the soldiers: Go back to your camps， clean your riles and be ready to fight，" Duterte said.

"I have lost many soldiers in just 48 hours， I think to continue with the ceasefire does not， or will not， produce anything，" Duterte said in a speech， referring to the alleged atrocities committed by the rebels while separate unilateral ceasefire was in force.

Both sides separately declared truce to give way to the latest talks in August last year.

"Take your position and be alert，" the tough-talking Duterte said. "My opinion is that there will no more be peace in this land vis-a-vis the communists. Let us continue the war. If you want to go to war for another 50 years， then let's go to war. Peace is not possible during our generation， I'm sorry，" Duterte said.

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Tuesday that the government would wage "an all-out war" against the rebels， saying the group poses a huge threat to national security.

Military spokesman Col. Edgard Arevalo said elite troops would be deployed to launch "surgical (and) focused" strikes on the rebel-held areas.

"We are confident that we are going to win this time，" he told reporters， adding the 125，000-strong armed forces is better equipped now to fight the estimated 3，700 New People's Army guerrillas.

Over the weekend， Duterte ordered the arrests of 19 top rebels leaders the government freed to participate in the fresh talks that kicked off in Oslo， Norway in August.

Duterte has labeled the communist rebels as a "terrorist group，" saying the clandestine armed group has resorted to banditry， extortion and other criminal activities. "They burn equipment of companies that refused to pay revolutionary taxes. They have direct havoc in the economy，" he said.

The communist party condemned Duterte's decision. "Duterte has gone berserk and upturned the entire peace process. He has wasted the achievements attained in peace talks over the past few months，" the party said in a statement.

The Duterte administration revived the talks with communist rebels in August after talks collapsed in 2011. Norway has agreed to broker the talks again this time. Since August， both sides have conducted three rounds of talks.

To win the rebels' trust， Duterte appointed former top leftist cadres to the cabinet and released top rebel leaders from jail to participate in the Oslo talks.

At their third meeting in Rome， Italy last month both sides agreed to meet again on Feb. 22 in The Netherlands to further discuss a joint ceasefire deal while the talks continue. The fourth round of peace talks was scheduled to convene again in Oslo， Norway on April 2.

The government has been trying to forge a lasting peace with the communist rebels since 1986 but the on-and-off talks between the two sides have failed to make any headway.

Negotiations have spanned 30 years and five presidencies. This is the sixth panel to conduct the negotiations， and over 40 rounds were completed since 1992， according to government data.

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