2016 Butig clashes

February 2016 Butig clash
	Part of the Moro conflict
Date	February 20 – March 1, 2016
Location	Butig, Lanao del Sur, Philippines7.6957°N 124.2977°E
Status	Decisive Philippine victory
Belligerents
Philippines	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Maute group;
Commanders and leaders
Roseller Murillo; Gerrardo Barrientos Jr.; Ibrahim Macadato	Omar Maute; Abdullah Maute
Units involved
Armed Forces of the Philippines Philippine Army 1st Infantry Division 103rd Infantry Brigade; 51st Infantry Battalion; ; ;	Unknown
Strength
≈2,000 soldiers	60+ militants
Casualties and losses
5 killed; 7 wounded	55 killed
	30,000+ displaced

The 2016 Butig clashes were armed conflicts that began on February 20, 2016, between the Philippine Army and a group of Moro insurgent sympathizers of ISIS and Jemaah Islamiyah led by the Maute group in Butig, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. Three Philippine Army soldiers were killed in action, 11 wounded, and 20 terrorists killed in the early phase of battle. 335 families fled to Marawi City and 657 families took refuge in Masiu.

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