Operation Darkhorse

Operation Darkhorse
*Oplan Darkhorse*
Operation Darkhorse; Oplan Darkhorse
Part of the South Philippines insurgency
Location	Maguindanao and North Cotabato, Philippines
Target	Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
Executed by	Armed Forces of the Philippines; Philippine National Police; Moro Islamic Liberation Front (support)

Operation Darkhorse
	Part of the Moro conflict
Date	January 27 – February 2, 2014; (6 days)
Location	Maguindanao and North Cotabato, Philippines
Result	Philippine government victory Temporary stops in BIFF and government offensives.;
Belligerents
Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines; Philippine National Police; Moro Islamic Liberation Front (support)	Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
Commanders and leaders
Benigno Aquino III; Emmanuel Bautista; Edmund Pangilinan; Edgar Gonzales	Ameril Umbra Kato; Ustadz Karialan; Abu Misry Mama
Units involved
Philippine Army Scout Rangers; 6th Infantry Division 601st Infantry Brigade; 1st Mechanized Brigade; 40th Infantry Battalion; 7th Infantry Battalion; ; ;	Unknown
Casualties and losses
1 killed; 20 wounded	52 killed; 49 injured; 101 captured
	Civilians injured: 8

Operation Darkhorse (Filipino: Oplan Darkhorse) was an offensive against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) launched by the Armed Forces of the Philippines on January 27, 2014.