The Mamasapano clash was a shootout that took place during a police operation by the Special Action Force (SAF) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on January 25, 2015, in Tukanalipao, Mamasapano, then-undivided Maguindanao. The operation, codenamed Oplan Exodus, was intended to capture or kill wanted Malaysian terrorist and bomb-maker Zulkifli Abdhir and other Malaysian terrorists or high-ranking members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
The 44 police officers who perished during the clash
The Philippine flag at Rizal Park, Manila, flown at half-mast on January 30, 2015, during the National Day of Mourning in the aftermath of the Mamasapano clash
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The Special Action Force (SAF) is the elite unit of the Philippine National Police founded by Fidel V. Ramos, later the twelfth president of the Philippines.
A Commando of the Special Action Force (SAF) in full battle gear. Photo taken during the SAF 36th Anniversary Capability and Skills Exhibit at Bonifacio Global City (BGC).
Philippine National Police Special Action Force operators in combat gear, including digital camouflage uniforms while conducting protection duties in Masbate during a Gawad Kalinga activity.
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