The Islamic insurgency in the Philippines refers to political
tensions and open hostilities which began in 1969[8] between the Jihadist rebel
groups and the Government of the Philippines. The Moro National Liberation
Front (MNLF) was established by University of the Philippines professor Nur
Misuari to condemn the killings of more than 60 Filipino Muslims and later
became an aggressor against the government while the Moro Islamic Liberation
Front (MILF), a splinter group from the MNLF, was established to seek an
Islamic state within the Philippines and is more radical and more aggressive.
Conflict dates back to 1899 during the uprising of the Bangsamoro people to
resist foreign rule from the United States. Hostilities ignited again starting
in the 1960s when the government started to resist upcoming rebellions by
killing more than 60 Filipino Muslims and continues up to present.
