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.[3][4][5][6]
- the communist rebellion in the Philippines
- the Moro conflict (until February 2019)[7]
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Belligerents | ||||||||
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Clashes between communists and the national government
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
- June 2001 Siege of Lamitan
- January 2014 Operation Darkhorse
- April 2014 Battle of Basilan
- January 2015 Mamasapano clash
- February 2016 Butig clash
- April 2016 Battle of Tipo-Tipo
- Summer 2016 Sulu and Basilan Clashes
- November 2016 Butig clash
- January 2017 Kidapawan jail siege
- May 2017 Bohol clashes
- May 2017 Battle of Marawi
Casualties by year
Extreme Islamists versus the government
Year | Government forces | Abu Sayyaf | Maute Group | BIFF | AKP | Civilians |
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2014 | 27 killed, 38 wounded in the whole year[8] | 52 killed (in Operation Darkhorse)[9] | ||||
2015 | 44 killed (in Mamasapano clash) | 133 killed, 164 wounded (only in Sulu) in the whole year[10] | 139 killed (February 25 – March 22)[11] | |||
2016 | 18+ (Battle of Tipo-Tipo in April)
15 killed (in late August)[12] |
31 killed (April 9–14)[13]
157 killed, 159 wounded (July – December 21)[14] |
55 killed (in late February)[15]
22 killed (May 26–28)[16] 61 killed (November 26–30)[17] |
24 killed (in late February)[18] | ||
2017 | 149 killed (before May 17)[19] | 15 killed (January 26)[20] | ||||
Battle of Marawi | 168 killed,[24] | 978 killed,[25] | 87 civilians dead (40 due to illness),[26][27] | |||
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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