Incident Summary:

10/16/2008: On Thursday, Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels raided the village of Tambunan, Maguindanao province, Philippines, attacking a house and killing one soldier while wounding his wife. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.

GTD ID:
200810160008

When:
2008-10-16

Country:
Philippines

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Maguindanao

City:
Tambunan

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity
Specific Description The targets were villagers.
Nationality of Target Philippines
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
The exact type of firearm used is unknown.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Inquirer, "One Killed in MILF Raid in Maguindanao," Inquirer, October 17th, 2008.
ABS-CBN News, "Military Volunteer, Wife Survive MILF Raid," ABS-CBN News, October 17th, 2008.