2007 Basilan beheading incident
6°29′51″N 122°7′7″E / 6.49750°N 122.11861°E
| 2007 Basilan beheading incident | |||||
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| Part of Islamic insurgency in the Philippines | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
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MILF Suspected Abu Sayyaf | |||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Brigadier General Ramiro Alivio | Various MILF commanders. | ||||
| Strength | |||||
| 50 marines | About 400 combatants | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
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14–23 dead (11 beheaded) 9 wounded | 20 dead | ||||
The 2007 Basilan beheading incident was an armed incident that took place in July 2007 between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels and the Philippine Army. The incident led to the execution of 14 or 23 members of the Philippine Marines; amongst them 11 were beheaded in the province of Basilan, which is located within the southern Philippines.