Battle of Camp Abubakar

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.

Battle of Camp Abubakar
Part of the Moro conflict and the 2000 Philippine campaign against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front

Positions of three Philippine Army brigades and two Philippine Marine Corps brigades in relation to Camp Abubakar's central complex during the sixth day of the battle.
DateJuly 9, 2000
Location
Barira, Maguindanao, Philippines
7.5434°N 124.3111°E / 7.5434; 124.3111
Result Decisive Philippine government victory
Belligerents
 Philippines Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Estrada
Diomedio Villanueva
Benjamin Defensor
Elonor Padre		 Salamat Hashim
Murad Ebrahim
Units involved

Armed Forces of the Philippines

  •  Philippine Army
  •  Philippine Air Force
  • Philippine Navy
  • Philippine Marine Corps
 Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF)
Casualties and losses
12 killed 23 killed
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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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