Moro Islamic Liberation Front
type: Concept
broader: terrorist groups
broader: terrorism in east and southeast Asia
definition: The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is a Muslim military group in the southern Philippines. MILF was created in 1981 when it split off from the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), a Muslim separatist group that waged a 24-year guerrilla war against the Philippine government to achieve an independent Islamic state. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism; Moro Islamic Liberation Front]

organizations
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: Moro Islamic Liberation Front

terrorism in east and southeast Asia
type: Concept
narrower: Moro Islamic Liberation Front

terrorist groups
type: Concept
narrower: Moro Islamic Liberation Front