Battle of the Buliok Complex

The Battle of the Buliok Complex took place on 11 February 2003 in an area within the provinces of Maguindanao and Cotabato in Mindanao, Philippines. The 60-hectare complex, which stretches from Pikit, Cotabato to Pagalungan, Maguindanao, was a stronghold of the Muslim separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Accused by the Philippine government of harboring members of Pentagon, a notorious kidnap-for-ransom gang operating in Mindanao, the MILF was attacked in the Buliok complex by the Armed Forces of the Philippines under orders from then-President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Battle of the Buliok Complex
Part of the Moro conflict

Barangay Buliok is located in Pagalungan, Maguindanao province
Date11 February 2003
Location
Pagalungan, Maguindanao, Philippines
6.9693°N 124.7520°E / 6.9693; 124.7520
Result Philippine government victory
Belligerents

Philippines

 Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Commanders and leaders
  • Salamat Hashim
  • Murad Ebrahim
Casualties and losses
8 killed 161 killed (Philippine government source)
40 killed (MILF source)
7 civilians killed
41,000 residents displaced
3 - 100 evacuees died
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