Philippine military base in Barira, Maguindanao
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 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 .
As Camp Abubakar
Camp Abubakar was established in the 1980s by Salamat Hashim , after he and his comrades Murad Ebrahim and Mohagher Iqbal , broke away from the Moro National Liberation Front and Nur Misuari .[ 1] Camp Abubakar covered approximately forty square miles and included a mosque, a madrasah , commercial and residential areas, a weapons factory, a solar energy system, and segments of seven different villages,[ 4] including portions of the towns of Matanog , Barira , Buldon and Parang in Maguindanao province.[ 5]
Salamat Hashim, then-Chairman of the MILF, resided in a bungalow inside the camp itself, while Murad Ebrahim, then-MILF military chief had his office in the town of Matanog. Camp Abubakar was a self-sufficient entity; agricultural produce from the surrounding farms sustained the MILF fighters garrisoned in the camp. It had small businesses and public markets, and residents paid a tax to the MILF.[ 5]
Philippine Army garrison
The Philippine Army's 603rd Infantry Brigade garrisoned Camp Iranun after the 2000 military campaign.[ 3] The camp served as the brigade's headquarters until June 2015, when the unit relocated to Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao . The Philippine Army's 37th Infantry Battalion then garrisoned Camp Iranun.[ 1]
During the Presidency of Benigno Aquino III , Camp Iranun was considered as a possible storage depot for decommissioned firearms surrendered by the MILF as part of a peace deal being negotiated with the government as part of the Bangsamoro peace process .[ 6] [ 7]
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