| Islamic State insurgency in Southeast Asia | |||||
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 A building in Marawi is set ablaze by airstrikes. | |||||
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 Islamic StateSupported by:  Turkistan Islamic Party (2016)[10]Islamic Defenders Front (2020)[11] | |||||
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Isnilon Hapilon Nasser Daud Khadafi Mimbesa † Alandoni Macadaya Lucsadatu † Samaon Odin Amil † Abu Zacharia † | |||||
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The Islamic State insurgency in Southeast Asia
Background
editTimeline
editPhilippines
editOn April 9, Filipino troops entered Tipo-Tipo in search of Abu Sayyaf militants. A group of more than 100 militants ambushed the government forces, resulting in a 10 hour shootout. News reports indicated an entire Filipino military unit was wiped out, with at least four soldiers being beheaded by militants. Among those killed were Ubaida Hapilon, son of the regional commander Isnilon Hapilon.[13] On the same day the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the clash.[14]
- April 13 – Battle of Tipo-Tipo: 24 Abu Sayyaf members are killed. President Aquino visited injured soldiers in Zamboanga.[15]
- April 14 – Battle of Tipo-Tipo: Battle ends.[16]
2017
edit- April 11 – 2017 Bohol clashes: In Barangay Napo in the town of Inabanga. A Philippine Air Force plane conducted airstrikes against Abu Sayyaf,[17] while a Philippine Navy gunboat was deployed to block possible escape routes by sea.[18] Three Filipino soldiers, a policeman, two civilians and four Abu Sayyaf militants were killed in the clash.[19]
2021
edit2023
edit- April 18 – Dawlah Islamiyah and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters militants carried out a bombing attack on a bus in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, wounding seven civilians.[20]
- September 11 – MILF clashed with Dawlah Islamiyah militants in Barangay Tuawayan, killing two of them. A one-month-old boy died during evacuations of civilians amid the fight.[21]
- October 29 – Senior commander Samaon Odin Amil accidentally killed himself after a home-made bomb exploded in Datu Salibo.[22]
- December 3 – Eleven militants were killed by the 6th Infantry Division,[23] including Alandoni Macadaya Lucsadatu, suspected to be a leader. He was involved in the killing of a former militant who surrendered.[24] Sixteen hours later, a bomb exploded during a Catholic Mass in Mindanao State University, Marawi, killing four people and injuring several more.[25] The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack in retaliation for the killing of Dawlah Islamiya militants.[26][27]
- December 2023 – End of an operation that started in June 2023. Twenty-one militants were killed during the operations, including Abu Zacharia.[28]
2024
edit- January 3 – Two intelligence operatives were killed during an ambush in Munai while gathering information on militants.[29]
- January 26 – Nine militants were killed by the military in Piagapo. The operation resulted in the killing of leader Khadafi Mimbesa, Saumay Saiden, and Abdul Hadi, who assembled the device used in the Mindanao State University bombing.
- April 13 – Three militants were killed and a soldier was injured during a shootout in Lanao del Norte.[30]
- April 29 – Twelve militants led by leader Nasser Daud engaged in a 45-minute firefight with the 103rd Infantry Brigade in Barangay Cadayonan, Munai, Lanao del Norte. Three militants were killed and two soldiers were injured. A second encounter later erupted in Barangay Maganding, Munai, during the pursuit, two more militants were killed and a soldier was injured. The leader of the group, Nasser Daud escaped from the scene.[31][32]
- May 24 – Two militants wanted for high-profile crimes were killed during a shootout in Barangay Talcon.[33]
- June 2 – A soldier was killed and three injured during a clash in Lanao Del Sur.[34]
- July 20 – A military vehicle was ambushed by twenty Dawlah Islamiya militants, resulting in a shootout in which a soldier was killed and another wounded.[35]
2025
edit- June 3 – Seven members of Dawlah Islamiya surrendered near Upi town, Maguindanao del Norte.[36]
- June 24 – Government forces arrested an alleged bomb-making expert of the Dawlah Islamiya following a clash in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte.[37]
Malaysia
edit2015
editApril 6 – Malaysian authorities arrested seventeen suspected militants who were involved in an alleged terror plot in the capital Kuala Lumpur. Two of the suspects were allegedly fighting for the Islamic State in Syria.[38]
Indonesia
edit2020
editNovember –
2021
editMay 11 – Four farmers were killed by East Indonesia Mujahideen in the Napu Valley, Kalimango Village, East Lore Subdistrict, Poso District.
2024
edit19 December – Three East Indonesia Mujahideen members were arrested in Central Sulawesi and West Nusa Tenggara provinces.[39][40]
Thailand
editNotes
edit- ↑ Primaly in Bangsamoro, like Tipo-Tipo in Basilan
- ↑ Primaly in Sabah
- ↑ Primaly in Poso Regency, Parigi Moutong Regency, Sigi Regency in Central Sulawesi, and West Nusa Tenggara
- ↑ Primaly in Southern Thailand, like Songkhla province, Pattani province, Yala province, and Narathiwat province
References
edit- ↑ "Iqbal: Sabah better off under Malaysia". The Manila Times. 14 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ "MNLF strongly condemns terrorist acts in eastern Sabah". The Brunei Times. Bernama. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ↑ Dharel Placido (31 August 2016). "Misuari wants meeting with Duterte in Malaysia". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ↑ "U.S. provides 'technical assistance' to troops in Marawi - AFP". Rappler. 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ "US Special Forces Helping Philippines Fight Militants in Marawi". VOA. Reuters. June 10, 2017. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ↑ "Philippines-Mindanao conflict – At a Glance". AlertNet. Archived from the original on May 28, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Australia to send spy planes to help Philippines fight militants". Reuters. 23 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ↑ "Duterte thanks China for firearms, ammo vs Mautes". Archived from the original on 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- ↑ Lim Yan Liang (6 June 2016). "Eng Hen: Joint Sulu Sea patrols a welcome initiative to tackle terror". The Straits Times. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ↑ Burase, Amar (20 January 2016). Loppies, Sukma Nugraha (ed.). "Polisi Merilis 17 Nama Baru Teroris Poso". Tempo. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ "Ini Video Dukungan FPI ke ISIS". Detik.com (in Indonesian). 2020-12-30.
- ↑ Banlaoi, Rommel C. (2008). Al-Harakatul Islamiyah: Essays on the Abu Sayyaf Group (PDF). Quezon City: Philippine Institute for Political Violence and Terrorism Research.
- ↑ Dancel, Raul (10 April 2016). "18 Philippine troops killed in clash with Abu Sayyaf fighters". Straits Times. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Mogato, Manuel (14 April 2016). "Philippines rejects Islamic State's claim it killed 100 troops". Reuters. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ "Aquino visits Zamboanga as AFP pursues Abu Sayyaf". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ↑ "Basilan clash: What we know so far". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ↑ Bongcac, Doris C. (April 12, 2017). "Airstrikes pummel Abu Sayyaf in Bohol up to midnight". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ↑ Laude, Jaime (April 12, 2017). "Troops thwart Abus in Bohol; 9 killed". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ↑ Gomez, Jim (April 15, 2017). "Philippines: Foiled attack staged by IS-linked extremists". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 16, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Dawlah Islamiya, BIFF tagged in bus bombing". Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ G, Herbie (2023-09-12). "2 killed, IP families displaced as Dawlah Islamiyah, MILF clash in Maguindanao del Sur". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ Unson, John. "Dawlah terrorist killed in accidental IED blast". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ Unson, John (4 December 2023). "21 Dawlah men neutralized before Marawi City campus bombing". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ↑ "Dawlah Islamiya leader killed in clash". Sun Star. December 4, 2023.
- ↑ "Fact Check: Only 4, not 11, killed in Marawi blast". MindaNews. 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ↑ Lema, Karen; Morales, Neil Jerome (3 December 2023). "Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Philippine bombing". Reuters. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ↑ Diaz, Cris; Madale, Asangan (3 December 2023). "Terror group's 'revenge' eyed in MSU blast as death toll up". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ↑ "Top regional ISIL leader killed in Philippines' ruined Marawi". Al Jazeera. 15 June 2023.
- ↑ staff, BenarNews (2024-01-04). "Philippine military: IS-linked militants kill 2 army intelligence operatives". Benar News. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "3 suspected militants killed in southern Philippine clash". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "5 Dawlah Islamiyah members killed in Lanao Norte". 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ G, Herbie (2024-04-29). "5 militants killed, 3 soldiers hurt in Lanao del Norte clashes". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ Unson, John. "2 local terrorists wanted for crimes killed in South Cotabato gunfight". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "4 suspected Dawlah Islamiya, 1 soldier killed in Lanao del Sur clash —military". GMA News Online. 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ Unson, John. "Soldier killed, companion hurt in Dawlah Islamiya attack". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ Unson, John. "7 more Dawlah terrorists surrender in Maguindanao del Norte". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ↑ ""Wounded DI bombmaker nabbed after MagSur clash"".
- ↑ Press, Associated (2015-04-06). "Malaysia arrests 17 for alleged terrorist attack plot in Kuala Lumpur". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ Martiar, Norbertus Arya Dwiangga (2024-12-20). "Densus 88 Tangkap Tiga Tersangka Teroris di Sulteng, Mujahidin Indonesia Timur Belum Habis?" [Densus 88 Arrests Three Terror Suspects in Central Sulawesi, Is the East Indonesia Mujahideen Still Defeated?]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ↑ Muhid, Hendrik Khoirul (2024-12-23). "Profil Mujahidin Indonesia Timur, Kelompok Teroris yang 3 Anggotanya Ditangkap Densus 88". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-12-27.