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A clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in the Philippines kills 44 members of Special Action Force (SAF), at least 18 from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and five from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.
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Mamasapano clash
2015 shootout between Philippine police and Islamist militants in Maguindanao
The Mamasapano clash was a shootout that took place during a police operation by the Special Action Force (SAF) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on January 25, 2015, in Tukanalipao, Mamasapano, then-undivided Maguindanao. The operation, codenamed Oplan Exodus, was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mamasapano
Municipality in Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines
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Elite military unit of the Philippine National Police
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Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Group in Mindanao, Philippines, seeking Moro autonomy
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Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
Islamist militant group based in the Philippines
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