 The MNLA had some success early on in the insurgency, at one point killing 17 members of the security forces in a single attack.In 1989, the MCP came to the negotiating table and reached an agreement with the Malaysian government which would allow MCP/MNLA members to return to Malaysia if they laid down their arms.Some MCP/MNLA members settled in "peace villages" in Southern Thailand, while others returned to Malaysia.