Civil conflict in the Philippines

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This article is about an ongoing conflict involving two coinciding insurgencies in the modern history of the country;
for conflicts during the Spanish colonial period, see
for conflicts during the periods of U.S. and Japanese rule, see
Civil conflict in the Philippines
Part of the Cold War and
the Global War on Terrorism
Date March 29, 1969 – present
Location Philippines
Status Ongoing
Belligerents
 Philippines
Supported by:
 United States[1]
 Australia[2]
Indonesia Government of Indonesia
Malaysia Government of Malaysia

Communists:
Communist Party


Moro rebels:
MNLF
MILF
Sulu (Kiram faction)

Islamists:
RSM
JI
BIFF


 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

The Civil conflict in the Philippines is an ongoing conflict involving two coinciding insurgencies in the modern history of the country:[5][6][7][8]

See also[edit]

  • Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines—a joint international operation targeted at the Communist insurgency in the Philippines and at various Islamic terrorist groups
  • Operation Darkhorse— is an attack against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) launched by the Armed Forces of the Philippines on January 27, 2014.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Trainers, Advisors Help Philippines Fight Terrorism
  2. ^ Philippines to be a Key Recipient of Australia's New Regional Counter-Terrorism Package
  3. ^ http://www.rappler.com/nation/65199-abu-sayyaf-leader-oath-isis
  4. ^ "ISIS Now Has Military Allies in 11 Countries -- NYMag". Daily Intelligencer. Retrieved 25 November 2014. 
  5. ^ Guide to the Philippines conflict. BBC. October 8, 2012.
  6. ^ "The Fruit of Misuari's Capitulation", Bulatlat. Quezon City, Philippines. December 2–8, 2001.
  7. ^ Philippines. Uppsala Conflict Data Program. "...the Philippines has experienced the intra-state, non-state and one-sided categories of UCDP organised violence."
  8. ^ Comparative Politics: The politics of Asia - Google Books