Camp Abubakar
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Camp Iranun is a Philippine Army military base located in Barira, Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. It is named after the Iranun people, a Moro ethnic group native to the area encompassing the boundaries of Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur, Lanao del Sur and North Cotabato provinces.[2]
Camp Iranun | |
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Barira, Maguindanao del Norte in the Philippines | |
Coordinates | 7°13′00″N 124°15′00″E |
Type | Army base |
Area | 13,000 hectares[1] |
Site information | |
Owner | Philippines |
Controlled by | Philippine Army |
Site history | |
Built | 1980s |
Built by | Moro Islamic Liberation Front |
In use | 1980s–2000 (2000) (by MILF) 2000–present (by Philippine Army) |
Fate | Captured by the Philippine Army during the Battle of Camp Abubakar; renamed Camp Iranun and converted to Philippine Army use |
Battles/wars | Battle of Camp Abubakar |
Events | 2000 Philippine campaign against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 37th Infantry Battalion[1] |
Camp Iranun was once known as Camp Abubakar al Siddique, the largest Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) camp, its largest settlement as well as the seat of its Shariah-based government.[3] It was captured by government forces during the 2000 Philippine campaign against the MILF. Camp Abubakar had been named after Abu Bakr, a Sahabi and the father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.