Battle of Tipo-Tipo
| Battle of Tipo-Tipo | |||||||
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| Part of the Moro Conflict | |||||||
 view of Basilan (red) within Mindanao (yellow) and the Philippines (orange) |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Philippines
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 Abu Sayyaf
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Hernando Iriberri Elmer Suderio |
Ubaida Hapilon †
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| Units involved | |||||||
| 44th Infantry Battalion 4th Special Forces Battalion 3rd Scout Ranger Battalion |
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| Strength | |||||||
| ~100 soldiers | 100+ militants | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 18+ killed 53 injured (Government claimed) |
37 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Tipo-Tipo is an ongoing military engagement that is taking place in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan Island which started on April 9, 2016, between forces of the Philippine Army and members of the Abu Sayyaf militant group. The battle resulted in dozens of casualties, with at least 18 Philippine soldiers and 5 militants reported killed and more than 70 others injured in total. It was the largest single loss of life for the Army since the beginning of the year, and came just one day after the group had released an Italian hostage.
Abu Sayyaf became a part of ISIS in 2014 when nearly all of its members, including its leader Isnilon Hapilon, pledged allegiance to the said group. The Philippine government dismissed this news as a threat.
The Philippine military pledged that on 9 April 2016, which that day is also the National Day of Valor, they will conduct an offensive aimed at wiping out the militant groups in the island.
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