2008 Cotabato conflict

2008 Battle of North Cotabato
Part of the Moro conflict
Date August 9, 2008 – Late August 2008 Location North Cotabato, Philippines Result Philippine government victory Government forces retake control of villages held by rebels Eventual establishment of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF)
Belligerents
Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines Philippine National Police	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]