Battle of Camp Abubakar 2000
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 1 July 2000 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2000 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Philippines | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Moro conflict | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 7.5434, 124.3111 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Camp Abubakar, codenamed Operation Terminal Velocity, was the final phase of the 2000 Philippine campaign against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front which resulted in the capture of Camp Abubakar al Siddique, stronghold of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and its largest settlement, and seat of its Shariah-based government.
Prior to April 2000, the MILF had been allowed to operate approximately 50 camps that were off limits to government soldiers. When the MILF broke off peace talks, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine Army in particular, began attacking and destroying the bases one after the other.
Camp Abubakar covered approximately forty square miles and included a mosque, a madrasah, commercial and residential areas, a weapons factory, a solar energy system, and segments of seven different villages.
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