Memali Incident

Memali Siege
Date	19 November 1985
Location	Kampung Memali, Baling,; Kedah, Malaysia5°48′57″N 100°53′40″E / 5.815754°N 100.894549°E
Result	Malaysian Government victory Ibrahim Mahmud killed.; Mass arrest of Ibrahim's followers.;
Belligerents
Government of Malaysia Royal Malaysia Police;	Malaysian Islamic Party
Commanders and leaders
Mahathir Mohamad; Musa Hitam; Mohammed Hanif Omar	Ibrahim Mahmud †
Strength
200 policemen	400 followers; Unknown number of armed villagers
Casualties and losses
4 killed	14 killed ; 159 arrested
	Location within Malaysia Memali Incident (Peninsular Malaysia)

The Memali Incident (Malay: Peristiwa Memali) or code-named as Operasi Angkara ("Operation Cause") and Operasi Hapus ("Operation Destroy") was a major incident that occurred in the remote village of Kampung Memali, Baling in the Malaysian state of Kedah on 19 November 1985.

A team of 200 policemen, under orders from the Deputy Prime Minister Musa Hitam, laid siege to kampung (village) houses in Memali, near Baling in Kedah. The houses were occupied by a group of about 400 people led by Ibrahim Mahmud a.k.a. Ibrahim Libya. The siege resulted in the deaths of 14 villagers and 4 policemen.