Civil conflict in the Philippines

(Redirected from Islamic Insurgency in the Philippines) Internal security

Date

March 29, 1969 – present
(55 years, 8 months and 4 weeks)

Location

Philippines

Status

Ongoing

1996 Final Peace Agreement reached between the Government and MNLF
2014 Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) between the Government and MILF
Bangsamoro autonomous region established
Ongoing insurgency by communist rebels and jihadist rebels

Belligerents

Philippines

Communists:
Communist Party

New People's Army

...full list

Jihadist groups:

Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters

The civil conflict in the Philippines as of February 2019, consists of an insurgency pitting government forces against Maoist rebels, that began in 1969 during the rule of Ferdinand Marcos.

New People's Army rebellion
Moro conflict (until February 2019)

Clashes between communists and the national government

For a chronological guide, see Timeline of the communist rebellion in the Philippines.

List of clashes between the military, MNLF, and MILF

February 2000 Operation Valiancy
March 2000 Operation Audacity
July 2000 Battle of Camp Abubakar
November 2001 2001 Misuari rebellion
February 2003 Battle of the Buliok Complex
July 2007 Basilan beheading incident
August 2008 North Cotabato conflict
October 2011 Al-Barka Basilan Combat
September 2013 Zamboanga City crisis

List of clashes between the military and Jihadist groups

Casualties by year

Extreme Islamists versus the government

Year	Government forces	Abu Sayyaf	Maute Group	BIFF	Civilians
2014		27 killed, 38 wounded in the whole year		52 killed (in Operation Darkhorse)
2015	44 killed (in Mamasapano clash)	133 killed, 164 wounded (only in Sulu) in the whole year		139 killed (February 25 – March 22)
2016	18+ (Battle of Tipo-Tipo in April) 15 killed (in late August)	31 killed (April 9–14) 157 killed, 159 wounded (July – December 21)	55 killed (in late February) 22 killed (May 26–28) 61 killed (November 26–30)	24 killed (in late February)
2017		149 killed (before May 17)	15 killed (January 26) 36 killed (April 21–24)
Battle of Marawi	168 killed,	978 killed,			87 civilians dead (40 due to illness),
2018	2 killed, 2 wounded		Dissolved	5 killed
Total in 2018
Total	228+ killed	1,578+ killed

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

References

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China	Taiwan Strait Crisis (1996) Xinjiang conflict (1960s–present) Tibetan unrest (2008)
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Myanmar	Myanmar conflict (1948–present) Karen conflict Kachin conflict Rohingya conflict Civil war (2021–present)
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