2008 Battle of North Cotabato | |||||||
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Part of the Moro conflict | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Moro Islamic Liberation Front | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Umbra Kato | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,500 troops | 1,000 rebels |
The 2008 Battle of North Cotabato was a military confrontation between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and a rogue Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) faction under the command of Umbra Kato in North Cotabato, a province of Mindanao, in the Philippines.[1]