Camp Iranun
| Camp Iranun | |
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| Barira, Maguindanao in the Philippines | |
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 Camp Iranun
Location of Camp Iranun
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| Coordinates | 7°13′00″N 124°15′00″E / 7.216667°N 124.25°ECoordinates: 7°13′00″N 124°15′00″E / 7.216667°N 124.25°E |
| Type | Army base |
| Area | 13,000 hectares |
| Site information | |
| Owner |
 Philippines
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| Controlled by |
 Philippine Army
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| Site history | |
| Built | 1980s |
| Built by | Moro Islamic Liberation Front |
| In use | 1980s–2000 (by MILF) 2000–present (by Philippine Army) |
| Fate | Captured by the Philippine Army during the Battle of Camp Abubakar; renamed Camp Iranun and converted to Philippine Army use |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Camp Abubakar |
| Events | 2000 Philippine campaign against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 37th Infantry Battalion |
Camp Iranun is a Philippine Army military base located in Barira, Maguindanao, Philippines. It is named after the Iranun people, a Moro ethnic group native to the area encompassing the boundaries of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur and North Cotabato provinces.
Camp Iranun was once known as Camp Abubakar al Siddique, the largest Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) camp, its largest settlement as well as the seat of its Shariah-based government. It was captured by government forces during the 2000 Philippine campaign against the MILF. Camp Abubakar had been named after Abu Bakr, a Sahabi and the father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Camp Abubakar was established in the 1980s by Salamat Hashim, after he and his comrades Murad Ebrahim and Mohagher Iqbal, broke away from the Moro National Liberation Front and Nur Misuari. 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, including portions of the towns of Matanog, Barira, Buldon and Parang in Maguindanao province.
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