Mindanao Conflict 1960 - to date
-Registered a killing of more than 300,000 lives
-Lost of properties and livelihood
-Left hundred of widows and orphaned children
Introduction of armed conflict in Mindanao
Operation “Merdeka” (Aug-Dec 1967)
- 200 Tausug & Sama recruits from Sulu & Tawi-Tawi trained in Simunul for possible intrusion in Sabah. Transferred to Corregidor to complete training.
Jabidah Massacre (Mar 1968)
- Recruits refuse to obey their orders when they learned about the true nature of their mission. Only 1 survives the massacre.
“Top 90” training camp (Pulau, Pangkor Island, Perak, Malaysia), 1969
- Malaysia’s response to the failed RP attempt . MNLF formed by : Nur Misuari (Tausug/Sama group), Abul Khayr Alonto (Bangsa Moro Liberation Front) & Hashim Salamat (Maguindanao group). Armed conflict begins in Mindanao.
Sultanate of Sulu
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North Borneo (Sabah)
