2007 Basilan beheading incident

Armed incident in the Philippines 6 29 51 N 122 7 7 E title 2007 Basilan beheading incident Islamic insurgency in the Philippines July 10, 2007 – July 11, 2007 Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, Philippines MILF-Abu Sayyaf victory Philippine military fails to rescue Giancarlo BossiPareño Roel MILF kills 14 Marines https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2007/07/12/5179/milf-kills-14-marines The Philippine Star 12 July 2007 3 July 2026 The ambush occurred when the Marines were on their way to their headquarters after a failed search for Bossi in Barangay Guinanta. Philippine military suffers heavy casualties and withdraws from the firefightRebels behead Philippine troops http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6291978.stm BBC News 11 July 2007 3 July 2026 The fighting lasted all day and at least 20 rebels were killed before the troops withdrew.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/topstories/topstories/view/20070711-75990/%28UPDATE_5%29_14_Marines_killed_in_Basilan_clash?ModPagespeed%3Dnoscript (UPDATE 5) 14 Marines killed in Basilan clash - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos 2013-11-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131204002912/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/topstories/topstories/view/20070711-75990/%28UPDATE_5%29_14_Marines_killed_in_Basilan_clash?ModPagespeed=noscript 2013-12-04 We were outnumbered that's the reason we suffered heavy casualties," Alivio said PhilippinesPhilippines Flag of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.svg Armed Forces of the Philippines Philippine Marine Corps Flag of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.svg MILFFlag of Jihad.svg Suspected Abu Sayyaf Philippines Brigadier General Ramiro Alivio Various MILF commanders. 50 marines About 400 combatants Flag of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.svg 14–23http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/topstories/topstories/view/20070711-75990/%28UPDATE_5%29_14_Marines_killed_in_Basilan_clash?ModPagespeed%3Dnoscript (UPDATE 5) 14 Marines killed in Basilan clash - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos 2013-11-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131204002912/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/topstories/topstories/view/20070711-75990/%28UPDATE_5%29_14_Marines_killed_in_Basilan_clash?ModPagespeed=noscript 2013-12-04 killed(11 beheaded) Flag of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.svg 9-12"MILF admits attack against Marines, says 23 troops dead" GMANews.tv. July 11, 2007. wounded2 M35 military trucks destroyed"MILF admits attack against Marines, says 23 troops dead" GMANews.tv. July 11, 2007. Flag of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.svg Flag of Jihad.svg 20 dead Flag of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.svg 4 killed (MILF claim) 6.484496 N 122.172354 E thumb|Map of the Philippines showing the location of Basilan. The 2007 Basilan beheading incident was an armed incident that took place in July 2007 between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels and the Philippine Army. The incident led to the execution of 14 or 23 members of the Philippine Marines; amongst them 11 were beheaded in the province of Basilan, which is located within the southern Philippines. Background thumb|left|Map of Zamboanga Sibugay showing the location of Payao. On June 10, 2007, the Italian priest Giancarlo Bossi, of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), was kidnapped in Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay province. His captors were believed to be either renegade MILF members or Abu Sayyaf. "14 Marines killed in Basilan clash: MILF owns up to ambush" https://web.archive.org/web/20131204002912/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/topstories/topstories/view/20070711-75990/%28UPDATE_5%29_14_Marines_killed_in_Basilan_clash?ModPagespeed=noscript 2013-12-04 by Jeoffrey Maitem, Julie Alipala, and Joel Guinto. Inquirer.net. July 11, 2007. His captors released photographs of Bossi that showed him to be alive and well, but they failed to negotiate a solution with the Philippine government. Early operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines were concentrated on Zamboanga Sibugay, in the belief that the captors had not left the province. Bossi survived the kidnapping, after being freed on 19th July, 2007.PIME missionary Fr. Giancarlo Bossi, former kidnapping victim in Philippines, has died http://www.asianews.it/news-en/PIME-missionary-Fr.-Giancarlo-Bossi,-former-kidnapping-victim-in-Philippines,-has-died-25893.html 26 July 2016 asianews.it 23 September 2012 Operations in Basilan thumb|left|Map of Basilan showing the location of Tipo-Tipo. On July 10, 2007, according to MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal, violence broke out at Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, a known Moro region, when Marines entered the town. Lieutenant Col. Ariel Caculitan, spokesman for the Philippine Marines, said the death toll of the Marines was 23"MILF admits attack against Marines, says 23 troops dead" GMANews.tv. July 11, 2007. (some document say the location of the encounter was at Al-Barka a new municipality established by Islamic soldiers at Tipo-Tipo). During the firefight, which lasted a day, at least 20 armed militants were killed, and seven others were wounded. MILF soldiers which later scoured the area after the firefight found 11 headless corpses of Marines. Aside from the beheaded remains, the MILF also recovered 27 firearms. Among the firearms recovered were six M60 machine guns, eight M203 grenade launchers, ten M-16 Armalite rifles, a 60-mm mortar, and several night vision goggles. Brigadier General Ramiro Alivio, chief of 1st Marine Brigade, said that aside from the MILF, the guerrillas consisted of Abu Sayyaf, and other rebel groups. However, the Philippine Army said the Abu Sayyaf were not present in the region where Bossi was captured."Rebels behead Philippine troops". BBCNews.com. July 11, 2007. The official government death toll was 14, although Philippine newspapers says 23 soldiers were dead on the Marines' side. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front stated "the Marines entered the MILF territory in the town of Tipo-Tipo in complete disregard of the ceasefire agreement between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, and the Philippine government"."MILF: Marines disregarded ceasefire treaty". GMANews.TV. July 11, 2007. Reaction Matthew Lussenhop, United States press attaché in Manila, remarked that "It's a tragic incident. The United States embassy condoles with the families of killed, and wounded soldiers although it's still not clear to us what really happened"."US condoles with kin of slain Marines in search of Bossi". GMANews.TV. July 11, 2007. 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