Camp Cawa-Cawa siege 1989
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 3 January 1989 – 5 January 1989 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1989 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Philippines | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| Coordinates | 6.9215, 122.0790 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Camp Cawa-Cawa siege (Filipino: Pagkubkob sa Kampo Cawa-Cawa, Cebuano: Paglikos sa Kampo Cawa-Cawa, Chavacano: Sitio de Campo Cawa-Cawa, Tausug: Gubat ha Kampu Kawa-Kawa) was a siege of a Philippine Constabulary-Integrated National Police camp by security forces of the Philippines on January 3–5, 1989, after a rogue policeman took the camp's ranking officer hostage.
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