Battle of Jolo (1974)

Battle of Jolo
	Part of the Moro conflict
Date	February 4, 1974 - February 11, 1974
Location	Jolo, Sulu, Philippines
Result	Philippine government victory Philippine Armed Forces regain control of Jolo, Sulu.; Jolo municipality suffers heavy damage; 40,000 civilians rendered homeless;
Belligerents
Moro National Liberation Front	Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines;
Commanders and leaders
Nur Misuari – MNLF Leader	Ferdinand Marcos – Commander-in-Chief Col. Salvador M. Mison – 14th Infantry Battalion leader

The battle of Jolo, also referred to as the burning of Jolo or the siege of Jolo,^[3] was a military confrontation between the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the government of the Philippines^[1]^[4] in February 1974 in the municipality of Jolo, in the southern Philippines.^[5]^[2]

It is considered one of the key early incidents of the Moro insurgency in the Philippines, and led numerous Moro leaders to resist martial law under Ferdinand Marcos.^[4]

MNLF forces initially managed to control the municipality, except the airport and an adjacent military camp. Government forces led by the 14th Infantry Battalion managed to regain control of the town.^[2]^[6] The United States military also reportedly participated according to both government and MNLF officials.^[7]

^ ^a ^b ^c Aliman, Agnes (May 8, 2017). "Lesson from '70s Jolo: War and martial law won't solve the problem". Rappler. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lelyveld, Joseph (February 23, 1974). "Fight in Philippine Town Leaves Rubble and Death". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
^ de Santos, Jonathan (August 26, 2018). "No moving on from Marcos-era massacres and abuse, Bangsamoro group says". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "ARMM gov: Martial Law killings a 'painful part of our history as Moros'". The Philippine Star. September 24, 2018. Archived from the original on September 24, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
^ Mercado, Fr. Jun, OMI (September 20, 2012). "Remembering Martial Law—a Mindanao perspective". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Cal, Ben (September 11, 2013). "MNLF's first try to raise flag was 39 years ago". Manila Bulletin. Philippine News Agency. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
^ Molly, Ivan (2001). Rolling Back Revolution: The Emergence of Low Intensity Conflict. Pluto Press. p. 216. ISBN 978-0745317069.

[agnes-1] Aliman, Agnes (May 8, 2017). "Lesson from '70s Jolo: War and martial law won't solve the problem". Rappler. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

[contemporaneous-2] Lelyveld, Joseph (February 23, 1974). "Fight in Philippine Town Leaves Rubble and Death". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

[MovingOn-3] Santos, Jonathan (August 26, 2018). "No moving on from Marcos-era massacres and abuse, Bangsamoro group says". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

[ARMM-4] "ARMM gov: Martial Law killings a 'painful part of our history as Moros'". The Philippine Star. September 24, 2018. Archived from the original on September 24, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

[FatherJun-5] Mercado, Fr. Jun, OMI (September 20, 2012). "Remembering Martial Law—a Mindanao perspective". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[6] Cal, Ben (September 11, 2013). "MNLF's first try to raise flag was 39 years ago". Manila Bulletin. Philippine News Agency. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

[7] Molly, Ivan (2001). Rolling Back Revolution: The Emergence of Low Intensity Conflict. Pluto Press. p. 216. ISBN 978-0745317069.

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