Sauk Siege | |||||||
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Part of the Operation Dawn (Malaysia) or Operations 304 (Ops Subuh or Operasi Khas 304) and Terrorism in Malaysia | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Al Ma'unah terrorist group | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Muhammad Amin Mohamed Razali |
Lt. General Zaini Mohd Said ASP Abdul Razak Mohd Yusof | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Al-Ma'unah terrorist: 32 |
Malaysian Army: 59
Police: unknown
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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).