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]
Civil conflict in the Philippines | ||||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||||
...full list | Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters |
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.
...the Philippines has experienced the intra-state, non-state and one-sided categories of UCDP organized violence.