Civil conflict in the Philippines

{{update|date=March 2025|reason=This is probably somewhat outdated as of 2025. Perhaps the article should take a wider view focus-wise and should include some sort of historical overview.}}

{{Infobox military conflict

| conflict = Civil conflict in the Philippines

| date = March 29, 1969 – present
({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month=03|day=29|year=1969}})

| caption =

| place = Philippines

| status = Ongoing

1996 Final Peace Agreement reached between the Government and MNLF{{Citation |title=Final Peace Agreement with the MNLF, September 2, 1996 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1996/09/02/final-peace-agreement-with-the-mnlf-september-2-1996/ |access-date=October 11, 2016 |mode=cs1 |via=Official Gazette |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110114018/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1996/09/02/final-peace-agreement-with-the-mnlf-september-2-1996/ |url-status=dead }}
2014 Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro between the Government and MILF{{Cite web |date=March 2014 |title=Philippines Reach Landmark Peace Deal with MILF |url=http://www.c-r.org/news-and-views/news/philippines-reach-landmark-peace-deal-milf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011223403/http://www.c-r.org/news-and-views/news/philippines-reach-landmark-peace-deal-milf |archive-date=October 11, 2016 |access-date=October 11, 2016 |website=Conciliation Resources}}
Bangsamoro autonomous region established
Ongoing insurgency by communist rebels and jihadist groups

| combatant1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Philippines.svg}} Philippines

{{flagicon image|Flag of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.svg}} Armed Forces of the Philippines
15px Philippine National Police

| combatant2 = 22px Communists:
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Communist Party of the Philippines (alternative II).svg}} Communist Party

{{flagicon image|Infoboxnpa.png}} New People's Army

...full list

| combatant3 = 22px Jihadist groups:

{{flagicon|ISIS}} Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
{{flagicon|ISIS}} Dawlah Islamiya

}}

The civil conflict in the Philippines as of February 2019, consists of an insurgency pitting government forces against Maoist rebels, that began in 1969 during the rule of Ferdinand Marcos.{{Cite news |date=October 8, 2012 |title=Guide to the Philippines Conflict |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-17038024 |access-date=February 16, 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Conde |first=Carlos H. |date=December 2001 |title=The Fruit of Misuari's Capitulation |url=https://www.bulatlat.com/archive2/042nur.html |access-date=February 16, 2022 |website=www.bulatlat.com}}{{Cite web |title=Philippines |url=https://ucdp.uu.se/country/840 |access-date=February 16, 2022 |website=UCDP |quote=...the Philippines has experienced the intra-state, non-state and one-sided categories of UCDP organized violence.}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WXkDtR3vCecC&q=nur+misuari+jose+maria+sison&pg=PA342 |title=Comparative Politics: Critical Concepts in Political Science |date=2005 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=0-415-33095-5 |editor-last=Wiarda |editor-first=Howard J. |volume=3: Politics of Asia |location=London}}

NPA rebellion
ISIL insurgency
Moro conflict (until February 2019){{Cite news |date=February 23, 2019 |title=President Duterte on BOL Ratification: "The Realization of All Our Dreams" |work=Philippine Information Agency |url=https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1018968 |url-status=live |access-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302210421/https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1018968 |archive-date=March 2, 2019}}

Clashes between communists and the national government

{{For timeline|Timeline of the communist rebellion in the Philippines}}

List of clashes between the military, MNLF, and MILF

February 2000 Operation Valiancy
March 2000 Operation Audacity
July 2000 Battle of Camp Abubakar
November 2001 2001 Misuari rebellion
February 2003 Battle of the Buliok Complex
July 2007 Basilan beheading incident
August 2008 North Cotabato conflict
October 2011 Al-Barka Basilan Combat
September 2013 Zamboanga City crisis

List of clashes between the military and Jihadist groups

Casualties by year

=Extreme Islamists versus the government=

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Government forces

!Abu Sayyaf

!Maute Group

!BIFF

!AKP

!Civilians

2014

|27 killed, 38 wounded in the whole year{{Cite news |date=March 12, 2015 |title=Abu Sayyaf Killed in 2015 Surpasses 2014 Total – AFP |work=ABS-CBN News |url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/regions/03/11/15/abu-sayyaf-killed-2015-surpasses-2014-total-afp |url-status=live |access-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731122836/http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/regions/03/11/15/abu-sayyaf-killed-2015-surpasses-2014-total-afp |archive-date=July 31, 2017}}

|52 killed (in Operation Darkhorse){{Cite news |last=Romero |first=Alexis |date=February 3, 2014 |title=Military Declares End of Offensive vs BIFF |work=Philstar Global |url=http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/02/03/1285992/military-declares-end-offensive-vs-biff |url-status=live |access-date=August 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805225222/http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/02/03/1285992/military-declares-end-offensive-vs-biff |archive-date=August 5, 2017}}

2015

|44 killed (in Mamasapano clash)

|133 killed, 164 wounded (only in Sulu) in the whole year{{Cite news |last=Mangosing |first=Frances |date=January 1, 2016 |title=133 Abu Sayyaf Killed, 164 Wounded in Sulu in 2015, Says AFP |work=Inquirer.net |url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/751882/133-abu-sayyaf-killed-164-wounded-in-sulu-in-2015-says-afp |url-status=live |access-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731121526/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/751882/133-abu-sayyaf-killed-164-wounded-in-sulu-in-2015-says-afp |archive-date=July 31, 2017}}

|139 killed (February 25 – March 22){{Cite news |date=March 31, 2015 |title=Philippine Troops Claim Killing 139 Rebels |work=Dawn |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1172945/philippine-troops-claim-killing-139-rebels |url-status=live |access-date=August 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802082914/https://www.dawn.com/news/1172945/philippine-troops-claim-killing-139-rebels |archive-date=August 2, 2017}}

2016

|18+ (Battle of Tipo-Tipo in April)

15 killed (in late August){{Cite news |date=August 29, 2016 |title=Abu Sayyaf Rebels Kill 15 Philippine Troops |work=BostonGlobe.com |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2016/08/29/abu-sayyaf-rebels-kill-philippine-troops/OJZ9HNJKxLhIJMFOVgtyZP/story.html |url-status=live |access-date=September 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012042853/https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2016/08/29/abu-sayyaf-rebels-kill-philippine-troops/OJZ9HNJKxLhIJMFOVgtyZP/story.html |archive-date=October 12, 2017}}

|31 killed (April 9–14){{Cite news |date=May 19, 2016 |title=Basilan Clash: What We Know so Far |work=CNN Philippines |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/04/14/AFP-Abu-Sayyaf-ISIS-Basilan-clash.html |access-date=February 17, 2022 |archive-date=February 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216200143/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/04/14/AFP-Abu-Sayyaf-ISIS-Basilan-clash.html |url-status=dead }}

157 killed, 159 wounded (July – December 21){{Cite news |last=Pareño |first=Roel |date=December 21, 2016 |title=157 Sayyaf Men Killed, 159 Hurt in Sulu, Basilan |work=Philstar Global |url=http://www.philstar.com/nation/2016/12/21/1655372/157-sayyaf-men-killed-159-hurt-sulu-basilan |url-status=live |access-date=July 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729110937/http://www.philstar.com/nation/2016/12/21/1655372/157-sayyaf-men-killed-159-hurt-sulu-basilan |archive-date=July 29, 2017}}

|55 killed (in late February){{Cite news |last=Tuyay |first=Francisco |date=March 1, 2016 |title=MILF Using Clashes to Push Draft Law |work=manilastandard.net |url=https://manilastandard.net/news/top-stories/200621/milf-using-clashes-to-push-draft-law.html |access-date=February 17, 2022}}

22 killed (May 26–28){{Cite news |last=Glang |first=Hader |date=May 28, 2016 |title=Philippines: 22 Dead in 3 Days of Clashes with Military |work=Anadolu Agency |url=http://aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/philippines-22-dead-in-3-days-of-clashes-with-military/580282 |url-status=live |access-date=August 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805222213/http://aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/philippines-22-dead-in-3-days-of-clashes-with-military/580282 |archive-date=August 5, 2017}}

61 killed (November 26–30){{Cite news |date=November 30, 2016 |title=PH Military Ends 5-Day Siege Against Maute Group |work=ABS-CBN News |agency=Reuters |url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/30/16/ph-military-ends-5-day-siege-against-maute-group |url-status=live |access-date=August 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805221230/http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/30/16/ph-military-ends-5-day-siege-against-maute-group |archive-date=August 5, 2017}}

|24 killed (in late February){{Cite news |title=China Post |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/latest/default_ov.asp |url-status=live |access-date=August 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806020118/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/latest/default_ov.asp |archive-date=August 6, 2017}}

2017

|149 killed (before May 17){{Cite web |date=May 18, 2017 |title=Philippine Troops Kill 149 ASG Militants |url=http://www.marsecreview.com/2017/05/philippine-troops-kill-149-asg-militants/ |access-date=February 16, 2022 |website=Maritime Security Review |language=en-GB}}

|15 killed (January 26){{Cite news |last=Nepomuceno |first=Priam F. |date=January 29, 2017 |title=15 Terrorists Killed, 7 Others Wounded in Renewed AFP Anti-Terror Campaign in Lanao del Sur |language=en-CA |work=Philippine Canadian Inquirer |url=https://canadianinquirer.net/v1/2017/01/29/15-terrorists-killed-7-others-wounded-in-renewed-afp-anti-terror-campaign-in-lanao-del-sur/ |access-date=February 16, 2022}}

36 killed (April 21–24){{Cite news |date=April 24, 2017 |title=Philippine Forces Kill 36 Members of IS Affiliate in Mindanao |work=Dubai Eye |url=http://dubaieye1038.com/philippine-forces-kill-36-members-of-is-affiliate-in-mindanao/ |url-status=dead |access-date=August 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805222105/http://dubaieye1038.com/philippine-forces-kill-36-members-of-is-affiliate-in-mindanao/ |archive-date=August 5, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Mangosing |first=Frances |date=April 24, 2017 |title=36 Members of Maute Killed, 3 Soldiers Hurt in Lanao Clashes |language=en |work=Inquirer.net |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/891593/36-members-of-maute-killed-3-soldiers-hurt-in-lanao-clashes |access-date=February 16, 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Reyes |first=Victor |date=April 25, 2017 |title=36 Maute Men Killed; Lanao Camp Overrun |work=Malaya Business Insight |url=http://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/news/36-maute-men-killed-lanao-camp-overrun |url-status=dead |access-date=August 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805221858/http://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/news/36-maute-men-killed-lanao-camp-overrun |archive-date=August 5, 2017}}

Battle of Marawi

|168 killed,{{Cite web |last=Fonbuena |first=Carmela |date=January 10, 2018 |title=Gov't Death Toll in Marawi Siege Rises to 168 |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/193307-government-forces-death-toll-marawi-siege-dna-test |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105223404/https://www.rappler.com/nation/193307-government-forces-death-toll-marawi-siege-dna-test |archive-date=November 5, 2018 |access-date=October 31, 2018 |website=Rappler}}

| colspan="4" |978 killed,{{Cite news |last=Reyes |first=Victor |date=November 7, 2017 |title=12 Maute Stragglers Killed |work=Malaya Business Insight |url=http://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/news/12-maute-stragglers-killed |url-status=dead |access-date=October 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213131228/https://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/news/12-maute-stragglers-killed |archive-date=December 13, 2018}}

| 87 civilians dead
(40 due to illness),{{Cite news |date=October 24, 2017 |title=Islamic Freedom Fighters, Abu Sayyaf Next After Maute 'Wipeout' — Defense Chief |work=The Manila Times |url=http://www.manilatimes.net/islamic-freedom-fighters-abu-sayyaf-next-maute-wipeout-defense-chief/358410/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024135007/http://www.manilatimes.net/islamic-freedom-fighters-abu-sayyaf-next-maute-wipeout-defense-chief/358410/ |archive-date=October 24, 2017}}{{Cite news |date=September 13, 2017 |title=Troops Kill Five Militants in Besieged Marawi City |work=Gulf Times |url=http://www.gulf-times.com/story/563655/Troops-kill-five-militants-in-besieged-Marawi-city |url-status=live |access-date=October 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017024456/http://www.gulf-times.com/story/563655/Troops-kill-five-militants-in-besieged-Marawi-city |archive-date=October 17, 2017}}

2018

|2 killed, 2 wounded

|Dissolved

|5 killed

Total in 2018

| colspan="6" |

Total

|228+ killed

| colspan="3" |1,578+ killed

Note: Some casualties from small-scale conflicts are not given.