2015 Mamasapano clash and death Zulkifli Abdhir



the philippine national police special action force attempted operation on 25 january 2015 arrest zulkifli. operation culminated in battle in mamasapano between pnp , moro islamic liberation front (milf), breaking ceasefire. milf later joined breakaway group, bangsamoro islamic freedom fighters, in battle led death of 44 police officers, several civilians, , @ least 18 militants. philippines mobilised more reinforcements though cautious in attempting not create more civilian casualties. reasons clashes , renewed hostilities being attributed lack of communication between pnp, military, , milf before undertaking operation. thought of highly zulkifli had been killed in raid until fbi provided dna confirmation of demise in clash.








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