2017 Bohol clashes

2017 Bohol clashes
Part of the Moro conflict and Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines

Pump boats used by Abu Sayyaf in the Bohol attack
DateApril 11, 2017 (Initial clash)
April 22, 2017 (subsequent clashes)
May 15, 2017 (final clash)
Location10°01′53″N 124°04′03″E / 10.0314°N 124.0674°E / 10.0314; 124.0674
Status Philippine victory; planned kidnapping of foreign tourists foiled
Belligerents

Philippines Philippines

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Commanders and leaders
Philippines Rodrigo Duterte
Oscar T. Lactao
Noli G. Taliño
Muammar Askali 
Abu Rami
Joselito Melloria 
Abu Alih
Units involved
Philippine Army
Philippine Navy
Philippine Air Force
Philippine National Police
Marakat Ansar Battalion (ASG)
Strength
1,000+ 11 militants
Casualties and losses
4 killed
2 wounded
11 killed
2 civilians killed, 425–700 individuals evacuated; more than a thousand displaced.[1]

The 2017 Bohol clashes were armed conflicts that took place in April and May 2017 between Philippine security forces and Moro ISIL-affiliated militants led by members of the Abu Sayyaf in Inabanga, Bohol, Philippines. Three Philippine Army soldiers, a policeman, four terrorists and two civilians were killed during the initial firefight. Subsequent firefights between the remaining militants and security forces resulted in the deaths of all the Abu Sayyaf insurgents. A ranking officer of the Philippine National Police linked to Abu Sayyaf attempted to rescue some of the insurgents but was arrested.

The clashes marked the first recorded operation of the Abu Sayyaf group in the Visayas region of the Philippines, far from their strongholds in the Sulu Archipelago.[2]

  1. ^ Escalante, Shirley. "Terrorists killed in Philippines gun battle as security steps up amid ASEAN trade talks". ABC News. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Laude, Jaime (April 12, 2017). "Troops thwart Abus in Bohol; 9 killed". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 24, 2017.

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