Philippines and the Islamic State

Islamic State insurgency in the Philippines
	Part of the Moro conflict, the War against the Islamic State, and Civil conflict in the Philippines
Date	23 July 2014 – present
Location	Primarily in Mindanao, Philippines
Status	Ongoing
Belligerents
Philippines Supported by:; Non-state supporters: MNLF; MILF; Foreign supporters: United States (aid and technical assistance); Australia (intelligence support); China (military equipment);	Islamic State Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (Toraife faction); Dawlah Islamiya; Ansar Khalifa Philippines (until 2021); Abu Sayyaf (until 2024);
Commanders and leaders
Bongbong Marcos; (President of the Philippines); Gilbert Teodoro; (Defense Secretary); Romeo Brawner Jr.; (Armed Forces chief); Nicolas Torre; (National Police chief)	Esmail Sheikh Abdulmalik (aka Abu Toraife); Isnilon Hapilon †; Omar Maute †; Abdullah Maute †; Mohammad Maguid †
Units involved
Armed Forces of the Philippines Philippine Army; Philippine Navy; Philippine Air Force; Philippine Marine Corps; Philippine Coast Guard; Philippine National Police Special Action Force; PNP Maritime Group; U.S. special operations forces (technical assistance)	Military of ISIL
Casualties and losses
Almost 240+ killed	Almost 1,680+ killed
	165+ civilians dead

The Philippines is one of the state opponents of the militant group, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), more commonly referred to by the local media as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

ISIL maintains operations in the Philippines through local jihadist groups - Maute group, Abu Sayyaf, Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and Ansar Khalifa Philippines. They follow the school of thought of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab or commonly known as Wahhabism. The groups pledged allegiance to ISIS in 2014 or the following years.

ISIL has been linked to increased suicide bombings by Filipino nationals in 2018 and 2019, a method which has been rarely carried out in the Philippines and the few successfully carried out done by foreigners. They were suspected to be involved in the 2018 Lamitan, 2019 Jolo Cathedral and Indanan bombings.