Moro Islamic Liberation Front

Also known as M.I.L.F., MILF

group based in Mindanao, Philippines seeking an autonomous region of the Moro people

Key facts

Also known as: Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF)
Leader: Al-Hadj Murad Ibrahim , Sheikh Hashim Salamat (former)
Dates of operation: 1977 – 27 March 2014 (Permanent ceasefire)
Split from: Moro National Liberation Front
Country: Philippines
Motives: Independence of the Bangsamoro region (formerly) Establishment of a region with greater autonomy than the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ( Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao )
Headquarters: Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat , Maguindanao del Norte
Newspaper: Luwanran
Active regions: Mindanao , Philippines
Ideology: Moro autonomy , Islamism , Islamic democracy
Status: Inactive (as an armed group) Active (As A Political Organisation)

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Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), är en muslimsk separatiströrelse i södra Filippinerna, främst aktiv på Mindanao, Suluöarna, Palawan, Basilan och näraliggande öar. Gruppen var från början aktiv inom . 1981 bröt sig gruppen ur MNLF. Sedan 1989 har muslimerna på Mindanao avsevärd autonomi inom ARMM, men detta har inte fått MILF att upphöra med sin verksamhet som terrorister/frihetskämpar.

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