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Civil conflict in the Philippines
DateMarch 29, 1969 – present
(55 years, 5 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Location
Philippines
Status

Ongoing

Belligerents

Philippines

Communists:
Communist Party

...full list

Bangsamoro:
MNLF (Until 1996)
MILF (Until 2014)

Jihadist groups:
Islamic State Abu Sayyaf (1991–present)[1][2]
Islamic State Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters(2008–present)
Islamic State Maute group (2013–2017)[3][4][5]
Islamic State Khalifa Islamiyah Mindanao (2011–2013)[6]
Islamic State Ansar Khalifa Philippines (2014–present)

Rajah Sulaiman movement (1991–unknown)[7][8]

The civil conflict in the Philippines consists of a dual insurgency that began in 1969 during the rule of Ferdinand Marcos.[11][12][13][14]

List of clashes between MNLF,MILF and the military

List of clashes between the military and Jihadist groups

Casualties by year

Year Government forces Abu Sayyaf Maute Group BIFF Civilians
2014 27 killed, 38 wounded in the whole year[15] 52 killed(in Operation Darkhorse)[16]
2015 44 killed(in Mamasapano clash) 133 killed, 164 wounded(only in Sulu) in the whole year[17] 139 killed(February 25 – March 22)[18][19]
2016 18+(Battle of Tipo-Tipo in April)

15 killed(in late August)[20]

31 killed(April 9 – April 14)[21]

157 killed, 159 wounded (July – December 21)[22]

55 killed(in late February)[23]

22 killed(May 26 – May 28)[24]

61 killed(November 26 – November 30)[25]

24 killed(in late February)[26]
2017 149 killed (before May 17)[27] 15 killed(January 26)[28]

36 killed(April 21 – April 24)[29][30][31]

Battle of Marawi 151 killed 680 killed
2018 2 killed, 2 woundend 5 killed
Total 228+ killed 1578+ killed

Note:Some casualties from small-scale conflicts are not given.

References

  1. ^ "Senior Abu Sayyaf leader swears oath to ISIS". Rappler.
  2. ^ "ISIS Now Has Military Allies in 11 Countries – NYMag". Daily Intelligencer. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  3. ^ "3 soldiers killed, 11 hurt in Lanao del Sur clash". philstar.com. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Umel, Richel. "Army reports killing 20 'terrorists' in clashes with Lanao Sur armed group". globalnation.inquirer.net. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  5. ^ "Islamic freedom fighters, Abu Sayyaf next after Maute 'wipeout' — defense chief". The Manila Times. October 24, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  6. ^ Kristine Angeli Sabillo. "New al-Qaeda-inspired group eyed in Mindanao blasts—terror expert". Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  7. ^ Philippines arrests key militants - BBC.com
  8. ^ Cochrane, Joe (May 2006). "Ticking Time Bombs". Newsweek International. MSN. Archived from the original on September 20, 2006. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ http://www.gov.ph/1996/09/02/final-peace-agreement-with-the-mnlf-september-2-1996/
  10. ^ http://www.c-r.org/news-and-views/news/philippines-reach-landmark-peace-deal-milf
  11. ^ Guide to the Philippines conflict. BBC. October 8, 2012.
  12. ^ "The Fruit of Misuari's Capitulation", Bulatlat. Quezon City, Philippines. December 2–8, 2001.
  13. ^ Philippines. Uppsala Conflict Data Program. "...the Philippines has experienced the intra-state, non-state and one-sided categories of UCDP organised violence."
  14. ^ "Comparative Politics: The politics of Asia".
  15. ^ News, ABS-CBN. "Abu Sayyaf killed in 2015 surpasses 2014 total - AFP". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved July 21, 2017. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. ^ Romero, Alexis. "Military declares end of offensive vs BIFF". philstar.com. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  17. ^ Mangosing, Frances. "133 Abu Sayyaf killed, 164 wounded in Sulu in 2015, says AFP". Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  18. ^ Sputnik. "Government Troops Kill 139 BIFF Militants in Southern Philippines". sputniknews.com. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  19. ^ AP (March 31, 2015). "Philippine troops claim killing 139 rebels". DAWN.COM. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  20. ^ "Abu Sayyaf rebels kill 15 Philippine troops - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  21. ^ "Basilan clash: What we know so far". cnn. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  22. ^ Pareño, Roel. "157 Sayyaf men killed, 159 hurt in Sulu, Basilan". philstar.com. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  23. ^ "MILF using clashes to push draft law". Manila Standard. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  24. ^ "Philippines: 22 dead in 3 days of clashes with military". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  25. ^ Reuters. "PH military ends 5-day siege against Maute group". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 5, 2017. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  26. ^ "China Post". www.chinapost.com.tw. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  27. ^ "Philippine troops kill 149 ASG militants | Maritime Security Review". www.marsecreview.com. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  28. ^ "15 terrorists killed, 7 others wounded in renewed AFP anti-terror campaign in Lanao Del Sur | Philippine Canadian Inquirer". Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  29. ^ "Philippine forces kill 36 members of IS affiliate in Mindanao - Dubai Eye". Dubai Eye. April 24, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  30. ^ Mangosing, Frances. "36 members of Maute killed, 3 soldiers hurt in Lanao clashes". Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  31. ^ "36 Maute men killed; Lanao camp overrun". www.malaya.com.ph. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
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