2007 Basilan beheading incident
Armed incident in the Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about 2007 Basilan beheading incident?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
The 2007 Basilan beheading incident was an armed incident in July 2007 between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels and the Philippine Army which led to the execution of 14 or 23 members of the Philippine Marines, amongst them 11 beheaded in the province of Basilan in the southern Philippines.
This October 2012 may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. The specific problem is: Unintelligibly written. (October 2012) |
Quick Facts Date, Location ...
2007 Basilan beheading incident | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of Islamic insurgency in the Philippines | |||||
| |||||
Belligerents | |||||
MILF Suspected Abu Sayyaf | |||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||
Brigadier General Ramiro Alivio | Various MILF commanders. | ||||
Strength | |||||
50 marines | about 400 combatants | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
14–23[1] dead (11 beheaded) 9 wounded | 20 dead |
Close