Sauk Siege

Sauk Siege
Part of the Operation Dawn (Malaysia) or Operations 304 (Ops Subuh or Operasi Khas 304) and Terrorism in Malaysia
Date5 July 2000
Location
Bukit Jenalik, Sauk, Perak, Malaysia
Result

Malaysia security forces victory

  • Militant failure
  • Arrest and execution of Al-Maunah's leaders
Belligerents
Al Ma'unah terrorist group

 Malaysia

Commanders and leaders
Muhammad Amin Mohamed Razali  Executed Lt. General Zaini Mohd Said
ASP Abdul Razak Mohd Yusof
Strength
Al-Ma'unah terrorist: 32

Malaysian Army: 59

Police: unknown

Casualties and losses
KIA: 1 dead[1]
WIA: 5[1]
Detainees: 22[1]
Coalition:
2 hostages killed (Army GGK: 1, Police: 1)
Rescuer: 2 hostages (Police: 1 and Civilian: 1)
Civilian casualties
No widely agreed on figure.

The Sauk Siege (Malay: Pengepungan Sauk) was a military standoff that happened on 3-5 July 2000. It was an attempted coup d'état for Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Malaysian Government by Al-Ma'unah led by Muhammad Amin Mohamed Razali.

The group was made famous by their audacious raid on 2 July 2000 on a camp of Malaysian Army Reserve in the early hours of the morning and stealing weapons from the armoury. The group was later cornered in the village of Sauk, Kuala Kangsar, Perak and was involved in a stand-off the against the Malaysian Army and Royal Malaysian Police forces. The siege was ended when Malaysian security forces, including the army 22nd Grup Gerak Khas (22nd GGK) and police VAT 69 Pasukan Gerakan Khas, stormed the camp in Operation Dawn (Operasi Subuh & Operasi 304,305).

  1. ^ a b c "Malaysian gunmen surrender". BBC News. 6 July 2000. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2008.