Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines

Military operation

Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines

Part of the Philippine civil conflict, Islamic terrorism and Global War on Terror

The Marawi Siege of 2017.
| Date| 15 January 2002[1] – 23 October 2017[2]

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Location|

Mindanao, Philippines

Status|

Philippine-American victory

* Substantial reduction in capabilities of domestic and transnational terrorist groups operating in the Philippines[2]
* Civil conflict in the Philippines continues.

Belligerents

Philippines

* Armed Forces of the Philippines
* Philippine National Police

United States (advisors)

* Armed Forces of the United States
* CIA

Islamic jihad[discuss]

* Abu Sayyaf
* BIFF
* Maute Group
* Moro Islamic Liberation Front (until 2012)

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (de-facto)
Commanders and leaders
Rodrigo Duterte
(2016-17)
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
(2001-10)
Benigno Aquino III
(2010-16)
George W. Bush
(2001-09)
Barack H. Obama
(2009-17)
Gilberto C. Teodoro
(2007-09)
Donald C. Wurster
(2002-11)|

Isnilon Totoni Hapilon †
Abu Sabaya †
Khadaffy Janjalani †
Albader Parad †
Umbra Jumdail †
Abu Bakar Bashir (POW)[3]
Marwan †[4]

Nur Misuari
Strength
500–6,000[5][6]
(Advisors/Trainers)
110,000[citation needed]|  300[7]
5,000[8]
Casualties and losses
17 killed (14 accidental) [9][10]|  Unknown
Causes: Moro Rebellion and 9/11 Attacks

Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines (OEF-P) or Operation Freedom Eagle was part of Operation Enduring Freedom and the global War on Terror.[11] The Operation targeted the various Jihadist terror groups operating in the country. By 2009, about 600 U.S. military personnel were advising and assisting the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the Southern Philippines.[12] In addition, by 2014, the CIA had sent its elite paramilitary officers from their Special Activities Division to hunt down and kill or capture key terrorist leaders.[13] This group had the most success in combating and capturing Al-Qaeda leaders and the leaders of associated groups like Abu Sayyaf.[13]

## Major battles

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The Zamboanga City Crisis (commonly known as the Zamboanga siege) was fought in 2014 by Philippine troops against the MILF / MNLF. It was a joint collaboration between the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It was a turning point during this Operation. During this time, the M.N.L.F and the M.I.L.F launched a series of propaganda campaigns against the Philippine Armed Forces including through the use of social media (even if it's rare it was a big problem for there's a probability the A.F.P could lose morale. But in the end, it was a major strategic victory for the Philippine Armed Forces and the PNP.

The Marawi Siege was a siege by a coalition of nations militarily and strategically, perpetrated by the Maute Group. In the end, it cost the lives of thousands of people and displaced almost of the entire city's population to other settlements. The siege lasted for almost 200 days. The coalition of nations during the siege included China, the United States, Russia, and many other nations.

Siege of Zamboanga was a conflict which occurred during September 2013 against insurgents of the Moro National Liberation Front. It would be suppressed later in the month by combined Filipino military forces, at the cost of population displacement and damage to civilian infrastructure.

## Background

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See also: Moro Rebellion

The 1898 Treaty of Paris ended the Spanish–American War, with Spain ceding the Philippines to the United States. Islam had arrived in the Philippines before the Spanish. Spain had conquered the northern islands, and the southern islands had become the Sultanate of Sulu (which was a Spanish protectorate, but not under direct administration).[14] The Spanish cession included the islands of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago, and the ceded territory included the islands of the Sultanate of Sulu located in the Philippine archipelago where slavery and piracy had for centuries been practiced by the Moros. The Spanish had established coastal garrisons but had never controlled the jungle interiors of the islands.[15]

In 1899, U.S. Brigadier General John C. Bates negotiated the Kiram-Bates Treaty for American Sovereignty over the Moro land, which recognized and respected the position of the Sultan and the Sultanate as well as their Muslim traditions, laws, and practices with the Sultan of Sulu.[16] After the U.S. had completed its goal of suppressing the resistance in Luzon in the Spanish–American War, it unilaterally abrogated the Bates Treaty on March 2, 1904, claiming the Sultan had failed to quell Moro resistance and that the treaty was a hindrance to the effective colonial administration of the area. Bates later confessed that the agreement was merely a temporary expedient to buy time until the northern forces were defeated.[17][better source needed][18][19]

## Forces

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Special Operations Command, Pacific (SOCPAC) troops were the core of Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines (OEF-P), an operation which supports the Government of the Republic of the Philippines counterterrorism efforts. The AFP and civilian authorities had improved their ability to coordinate and sustain counterterrorism operations. U.S. and Philippine forces had also worked together under the new Security Engagement Board framework – the primary mechanism for consultation and planning regarding non-traditional security threats – to complete humanitarian and civil assistance projects and improve living conditions in the southern Philippines. As a result of their combined efforts, support for terrorists had waned markedly.

Deployment first began January 2002 and involved more than 1,200 members of SOCPAC, headed by Brig. General Donald C. Wurster. SOCPAC's deployable joint task force HQ, Joint Task Force 510 (JTF 510), directed and carried out the operation.[20]

The mission was to advise the Armed Forces of the Philippines in combating terrorism in the Philippines.[21] 160 U.S. special forces go out on patrol with Filipinos in jungles of Basilan island, an Abu Sayyaf stronghold, in 2002, U.S. military personnel deployed to Cebu to provide support for a six-month exercise.[22] The Navy sent SEAL & Special Boat Teams to aide with maritime operations against piracy, trafficking, and port/waterways security. Mark V Special Operations Craft operated by SWCC boat operators were used to conduct Visit, board, search, and seizure operations.[23] Some unconventional tactics and equipment were used, such as utilizing canoes with outboard motors, various small boats, and jetskis for low-profile collection operations.[24] JSOC could undertake psychological operations to confuse or trap al-Qaeda operatives, but it needed approval from the White House for lethal action.[25] Much of the mission (Exercise Balikatan 02–1) took place on the Basilan Island.

## Mission

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The mission of the Joint Special Operations Task Force in the Philippines (JSOTF-P) was

> To support the comprehensive approach of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in their fight against terrorism in the southern Philippines. At the request of the Government of the Philippines, JSOTF-P works alongside the AFP to defeat terrorists and create the conditions necessary for peace, stability and prosperity.[26]

## Combatants

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### Armed Forces of the Philippines

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Main article: Armed Forces of the Philippines

### United States Armed Forces

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Main article: United States Armed Forces

The United States had provided the Philippine government with advisors, equipment and financial support to counter Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah.[27] In order to provide a legal basis for the presence of U.S. forces despite provisions in the 1987 Philippine constitution specifically banning the presence of foreign troops, Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo invoked the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty between the U.S. and the Philippines.[28] In 2013, operations began to wind down,[9] assisting Philippine forces against Muslim rebels in September 2013.[29] Joint Special Operations Task Force - Philippines disbanded in June 2014,[30] ending a successful 12-year mission.[31][32]

#### Timeline of American casualties

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On 21 February 2002, the largest loss of life for U.S. forces occurred when 10 soldiers (8 from the E company, 160th SOAR and 2 from the 353rd Special Operations Group) were killed after their MH-47 crashed at sea in the Bohol Strait, southern Philippines, whilst scouting Islamic terrorists on Basilan Island.[22][33]

On 2 October 2002, a bombing at an open-air market outside the gate of Camp Enrile Malagutay in Zamboanga killed a U.S. Special Forces soldier from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st SFG.[34] One Filipino soldier and one civilian were also killed, and 21 people were wounded including one U.S. and two Filipino soldiers.[33][35][36]

On 30 June 2004, a U.S. Special Forces soldier from 2nd Battalion, 1st SFG, was killed in a non-hostile incident in Manila.[33][37]

On 14 October 2005, a U.S. Special Forces soldier from 5th Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group, U.S. Army Special Operations Command. was killed in a non-hostile incident in Makati City.[33][38]

On 15 February 2007, a U.S. Marine from Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group was killed in a non-hostile incident in Jolo.[33][39]

On 27 October 2007, a U.S. Special Forces soldier from 2nd Battalion, 1st SFG was killed in an accidental drowning incident at Lake Seit in the southern Philippines.[33][40][41]

On 29 September 2009, a roadside bomb killed two U.S. Special Forces soldiers from 3rd battalion, 1st SFG[33][42] and a Philippine Marine on Jolo island.[43] Three other Philippine service members were injured in the blast. It was initially reported that the two U.S. casualties were Seabees.[12]

### Abu Sayyaf

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Main article: Abu Sayyaf

The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is deemed a "foreign terrorist organization" by the United States government. Specifically, it is an Islamist separatist group based in and around the southern islands of the Republic of the Philippines, primarily Jolo, Basilan, and Mindanao.

Since inception in the early 1990s, the group has carried out bombings, assassinations, kidnappings, and extortion in their fight for an independent Islamic state in western Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago, with a claimed overarching goal of creating a Pan-Islamic superstate across the Malay portions of Southeast Asia, spanning, from east to west, the large island of Mindanao, the Sulu Archipelago (Basilan and Jolo islands), the large island of Borneo (Malaysia and Indonesia), the South China Sea, and the Malay Peninsula (Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and Burma).

The name of the group is Arabic for Father (Abu) of the Sword (Sayyaf).

### Jemaah Islamiyah

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Main article: Jemaah Islamiyah

Jemaah Islamiyah is a militant Islamic terrorist organization dedicated to the establishment of a fundamentalist Islamic theocracy in Southeast Asia, in particular Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, the south of Thailand and the Philippines.

Jemaah Islamiyah is thought to have killed hundreds of civilians and is suspected of having executed the Bali car bombing on 12 October 2002 in which suicide bombers killed 202 people, mostly Australian tourists, and wounded many in a nightclub. After this attack, the U.S. State Department designated Jemaah Islamiyah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Jemaah Islamiyah is also suspected of carrying out the Zamboanga bombings, the Rizal Day Bombings, the 2004 Jakarta embassy bombing and the 2005 Bali terrorist bombing.

Financial links between Jemaah Islamiyah and other terrorist groups, such as Abu Sayyaf and al-Qaeda, have been found to exist.[44] Jemaah Islamiyah means "Islamic Group" and is often abbreviated JI.

## Balikatan training exercises

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Philippine Marine Corps instructor teaching US Marines the Philippine martial art, Pekiti-Tirsia Kali, during military exercises.

Main article: Balikatan

The Balikatan training exercises were a part of OEF – Philippines which are mainly a series of joint training exercises between the Philippines and the United States. These training exercises are mainly taking place in Mindanao, the Spratly Islands, Tarlac, and other parts in the Philippines. The Balikatan training exercises are focused on joint training and counter-terrorist training aimed on strengthening relations between the Philippines, Moro and the United States. The Balikatan training exercises are also aimed on training Filipino forces to fight the Abu Sayyaf and other Jihadist terror groups.

There have been allegations in the Philippine press and elsewhere that visiting forces from the United States appear to have become a permanent fixture in the landscape of Zamboanga City and other parts of Mindanao. Former presidential executive secretary of the Philippines Eduardo Ermita has responded to these allegations by saying, that the U.S. soldiers "... all look alike so it’s as if they never leave," going on to say that they "... are replaced every now and then. They leave, contrary to the critics’ impression that they have not left". These remarks were made in response to statements made by Edgar Araojo, a political science professor at Western Mindanao State University, that the country had surrendered its sovereignty. In specific response, Ermita said, "Our national sovereignty and territorial integrity are intact", going on to point out that the Balikatan exercises had bolstered national and regional security, and to say that terrorists and communist rebels were "common enemies of democracy, therefore there is nothing wrong with cooperation" between the armed forces of the US and the Philippines.[45]

## Renewed mission

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Main article: Operation Pacific Eagle

Following the Battle of Marawi in 2017, United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis declared a new counter terrorism mission to assist in the combat against affiliates of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The United Kingdom and Australia also sent forces to assist the Armed Forces of the Philippines.[46] By August 2018, 250 Americans were involved in operations in the Philippines.[47]

## See also

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* Philippines portal

* Military history of the United States
* Military history of the Philippines
* Moro conflict

## References and notes

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## Further reading

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* Olivier Roy; Antoine Sfeir (2007). "Southeast Asian Islamism : Philippines". The Columbia World Dictionary of Islamism. Columbia University Press. pp. 332–333. ISBN 978-0-231-14640-1.
* Petit, Brian (February 2010). "Chapter 8. OEF Philippines: Thinking COIN, Practicing FID". United States Army Combined Arms Center. United States Army.

## External links

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* Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines GlobalSecurity.org History of conflict
* Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines News articles
* Balikatan
* Ressa, Maria A. (17 February 2015). "Context: The US in PH anti-terror campaigns". Rappler.
* Success in the Shadows: Operation Enduring Freedom–Philippines and the Global War on Terror, 2002–2015 https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/combat-studies-institute/csi-books/success-in-the-shadows.pdf

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* August 7, 2016 speech

Elections|

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* campaign
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* Vicente Duterte (father)
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* Honeylet Avanceña (common-law wife)
* Paolo Duterte (son)
* Sara Duterte (daughter)
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War on terror

* September 11 attacks
* War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) (Withdrawal)
* Iraq War (2003–2011) (Withdrawal)
* Symbolism of terrorism

Participants|

| Operational|

* ISAF
* Operation Enduring Freedom participants
* Afghanistan
* Northern Alliance
* Iraq (Iraqi Armed Forces)
* NATO
* Pakistan
* United Kingdom
* United States
* European Union
* Philippines
* Ethiopia

|

Targets|

| Individuals|

* Osama bin Laden
* Hamza bin Laden
* Anwar al-Awlaki
* Sirajuddin Haqqani
* Jalaluddin Haqqani
* Anas Haqqani
* Khalil Haqqani
* Hafiz Saeed
* Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed Bahaziq
* Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

|

Factions|

* al-Qaeda
* al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
* Abu Sayyaf
* Al-Shabaab
* Boko Haram
* Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami
* Hizbul Mujahideen
* Islamic Courts Union
* Jaish-e-Mohammed
* Jemaah Islamiyah
* Lashkar-e-Taiba
* Taliban
* Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
* Islamic State

Conflicts|

| Operation
Enduring Freedom|

* War in Afghanistan
* OEF – Philippines
* Georgia Train and Equip Program
* Georgia Sustainment and Stability
* OEF – Horn of Africa
* OEF – Trans Sahara
* Drone strikes in Pakistan

|

Other|

* Operation Active Endeavour
* Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
* Insurgency in the North Caucasus
* Moro conflict in the Philippines
* Iraq War
* Iraqi insurgency
* Operation Linda Nchi
* Terrorism in Saudi Arabia
* Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
* War in Somalia (2006–2009)
* 2007 Lebanon conflict
* al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen

Policies|

* Patriot Act (2001)
* Torture Memos (2002)
* Military Commissions Act of 2006
* Military Commissions Act of 2009
* President's Surveillance Program
* Protect America Act of 2007
* Terrorist Surveillance Program

Related|

* Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
* Axis of evil
* Bush Doctrine
* Clash of Civilizations
* Cold War
* Combatant Status Review Tribunal
* Criticism of the war on terror
* CIA black sites
* Killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri
* Killing of Osama bin Laden
* Enhanced interrogation techniques
* Extrajudicial prisoners
* Extraordinary rendition
* Guantanamo Bay detention camp
* Iranian Revolution
* Islamic terrorism
* Islamism
* North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
* Operation Noble Eagle
* Operation Eagle Assist
* Situation Room photograph
* State Sponsors of Terrorism
* Targeted killing
* Targeted Killing in International Law
* Targeted Killings: Law and Morality in an Asymmetrical World
* Unitary executive theory
* Unlawful combatant
* CAGE

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Moro conflict

Prelude|

* Drug abuse
* Gun cultures
* Poverty
* Racism
* Rido
* Piracy
* Jabidah massacre (1968)
* Manili massacre (1971)
* Tacub massacre (1971)
* Palimbang massacre (1974)

Rebel groups|

| Pro-autonomy or independence|

* Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF)
* Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
* MNLF Executive Council of 15 (MNLF EC-15)

|

Islamists|

* Abu Sayyaf (ASG)
* Ansar Khalifa Philippines (AKP)
* Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF)
* Khalifa Islamiyah Mindanao (KIM)
* Maute group (MG)

Leaders|

| Pro-autonomy or independence|

* Nur Misuari (MNLF)
* Mus Sema (MNLF EC-15)
* Murad Ebrahim (MILF)

|

Islamists|

* Isnilon Hapilon (ASG)
* Khadaffy Janjalani (ASG)
* Ameril Umbra Kato (BIFF)
* Albader Parad (ASG)
* Abu Sabaya (ASG)
* Radullan Sahiron (ASG)
* Jainal Antel Sali Jr. (ASG)
* Ahmed Santos (RSM)
* Hamsiraji Marusi Sali (ASG)
* Omar Maute (MG)
* Abdullah Maute (MG)

Incidents|

* Battle off Mukah (1862)
* Battle of Jolo (1974)
* Patikul massacre (1977)
* Pata Island massacre (1981)
* Ipil massacre (1995)
* Philippine campaign against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Battle of Camp Abubakar (2000)
* Misuari rebellion (2001)
* Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines (2002–2015)
* Basilan beheading incident (2007)
* Cotabato conflict (2008)
* Lahad Datu standoff (2013)
* Zamboanga City crisis (2013)
* Operation Darkhorse (2014)
* Battle of Basilan (2014)
* Mamasapano clash (2015)
* Battle of Tipo-Tipo (2016)
* Butig clashes (2016)
* Bohol clashes (2017)
* Siege of Marawi (2017)
* Ungkaya Pukan clash  (2022)

Incidents involving
civilians|

* Lahad Datu ambush (1985)
* Ozamiz Ferry Bombing (2000)
* Sipadan kidnappings (2000)
* Rizal Day bombings (2000)
* Dos Palmas kidnappings (2000–2001)
* Siege of Lamitan (2001)
* Zamboanga City bombings (2002)
* SuperFerry 14 bombing (2004)
* Central Mindanao bombings (2006)
* Mindanao bombings (2009)
* Maguindanao massacre (2009)
* Bukidnon bus bombing (2014)
* Davao City bombing (2016)
* Jolo Cathedral bombings (2019)
* Jolo bombings (2020)
* Datu Paglas market occupation (2021)
* Mindanao State University bombing (2023)

Peace process|

* 1976 Tripoli Agreement (MNLF)
* 1987 Jeddah Accord (MNLF)
* 1996 Final Peace Agreement (MNLF)
* 2012 Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (MILF)
* 2014 Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (MILF)

Security zones
and peace monitoring|

* AFP Western Mindanao Command
* AFP Eastern Mindanao Command
* Eastern Sabah Security Command
* Eastern Sabah Security Zone
* International Monitoring Team
* Joint Peace and Security Team

Related articles|

* Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
* Bangsamoro Organic Law
* Bangsamoro Autonomous Region
* Bangsamoro Republik
* Cross border attacks in Sabah
* Ilaga
* Moro people
* Proclamation No. 216
* Refugees

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