Originally a mission to serve arrest warrants for high-ranking terrorists, it led to the deaths of 44 members of the SAF, 17 or 18 from the MILF and BIFF, five civilians, and the death of Abdhir confirmed by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the PNP at 6:30 p.m. on February 4, 2015, through a matching DNA result. Abdhir was one ...

2015年1月30日 · THE LEGACIES of the 44 brave men who died on Jan. 25 in Mamasapano, Maguindanao province, go beyond the camouflage they wore, the black berets they earned and the medals they merited as members of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force.

2025年1月26日 · The SAF 44’s story over the years has been tainted by controversy. Their mission revealed operational lapses, questions of accountability and political blame-shifting.

The SAF 44 was killed on January 25, 2015, during an anti-terrorism operation dubbed Oplan Exodus in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, which resulted in the neutralization of Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli Abdhir, also known as Marwan.

2015年1月29日 · Murad said it was the policemen from Special Action Force (SAF) who fired the first shot at members of the MILF 105th Base Command, igniting the firefight. The MILF fighters thought they were engaging the Army but some noticed that their enemies wore a different uniform. READ: #SAF44 memorial page; SAF chief: I am responsible.

2024年9月3日 · Whether Aquino, Purisima, and Napeñas should be charged with reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide for the deaths of the 44 SAF troopers. **Court’s Decision:** 1. **Reckless Imprudence Analysis:** * The Court scrutinized the individual roles of Aquino, Purisima, and Napeñas in OPLAN EXODUS.

2025年1月26日 · The 44 SAF commandos were pinned down by hostile militias during a botched mission to take down suspected bomb maker Zulkifli bin Hir (alias Marwan) and Basit Usman in Mamasapano.

2024年1月25日 · MANILA – The heroism of the 44 Special Action Force (SAF) troops of the Philippine National Police (PNP) who died in a firefight in Mamasapano, Maguindanao nine years ago, is a “clarion call for unity” to address the challenges besetting the country, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said…

2023年1月26日 · MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang joined the nation yesterday in commemorating the eighth anniversary of the Mamasapano clash and lauded the 44 police commandos killed in the controversial...

2024年1月26日 · BAGUIO CITY — The Special Action Force (SAF) of the Philippine National Police marked the ninth year since 44 of its troopers were killed with commemoration rites held on Thursday at the PNP Academy in Cavite and in Baguio City, where a marker pays tribute to the “14 Cordillera Braves” who died with their comrades at Mamasapano in Maguindanao.