Back جبهة تحرير مورو الإسلامية Arabic Frente Islámicu de Lliberación Mora AST Моро ислам азат итеү фронты Bashkir Ісламскі вызваленчы фронт мора Byelorussian Front Islàmic d'Alliberament Moro Catalan MILF CEB Moro Islamic Liberation Front German Frente Islámico de Liberación Mora Spanish Moro Islami Vabastusrinne Estonian Askapen Islamikorako Fronte Mairua Basque
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| Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) | |
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| جبهة تحرير مورو الإسلامية | |
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| Also known as | Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) |
| Leader | Al-Hadj Murad Ibrahim, Sheikh Hashim Salamat (former) |
| Foundation | 1977 |
| Dates of operation | 1977 – March 27, 2014 (Permanent ceasefire)[1] |
| Split from | Moro National Liberation Front |
| Country | Philippines |
| Motives | Independence of the Bangsamoro region (formerly) Establishment of a region with greater autonomy than the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region) |
| Headquarters | Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte |
| Newspaper | Luwanran |
| Active regions | Mindanao, Philippines |
| Ideology | Moro autonomy Islamism Islamic democracy |
| Status | Inactive (as an armed group) |
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| Website | www |
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF; Arabic: جبهة تحرير مورو الإسلامية Jabhat Taḥrīr Moro al-ʾIslāmiyyah) is an Islamist group based in Mindanao, Philippines, which sought an autonomous region of the Moro people from the central government.[2] The group has a presence in the Bangsamoro region of Mindanao, the Sulu Archipelago, Palawan, Basilan, and other neighbouring islands.[3] The armed wing of the group was the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF),[4] although the name of its parent organization, the MILF, was often used to refer to the BIAF.
In July 2018, the Philippine government passed the Bangsamoro Organic Law, giving more autonomy to Muslims.[5] In return, MILF announced that it would disarm its 30,000 fighters.[6]
- ^ "Philippines Reach Landmark Peace Deal with MILF". Conciliation Resources. March 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ De Guzman, Orlando (May 6, 2003). "The Philippines' MILF Rebels". BBC News. Archived from the original on December 9, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- ^ "Philippines". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. May 16, 2006. Archived from the original on May 28, 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2006.
- ^ Arguillas, Carolyn (July 23, 2018). "Murad: BARMM is "Very Much Above ARMM"". MindaNews. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ Villamor, Felipe (July 26, 2018). "Duterte Signs Law Giving More Autonomy to Muslims in Southern Philippines". New York Times.
- ^ "30,000 Muslim rebels to be disarmed under Philippine deal". Dawn.