Islamic insurgency in the Philippines
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| Islamic insurgency in the Philippines | ||||||||
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 The map shows the whole that are claimed by Moros otherwise known as Bangsamoro, red areas indicate where conflict is highly active. |
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| Combatants | ||||||||
 Philippines, United States,Christian militias, Pro-government Muslim militias |
Moro National Liberation Front, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, New People's Army (alleged collaboration) | Abu Sayyaf, Jemaah Islamiyah, Al Qaeda-inspired groups (i.e. Rajah Soliman Movement, etc.) | ||||||
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| Hermogenes Esperon Jr., Donny Wurster, many |
Nur Misuari, Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, Jose Maria Sison |
Khaddafi Janjalani†, many |
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The Islamic insurgency in the Philippines is an armed conflict in Mindanao fought by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Abu Sayyaf against the government of the Philippines. The war was initiated by the Moro National Liberation Front in the late 1960's with the intention of creating a Muslim homeland (Bangsamoro), which includes the southern portion of Mindanao, the Sulu Archipelago and Palawan.
The struggle is rooted to the conflicts caused by Spanish colonization beginning in 1521 as well as the Moro Rebellion phase during the Philippine-American War. Disagreements between Christians and Muslims is also a probable root to the war.
