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Philippine Drug War

Philippine Drug War
Part of the War on Drugs
Rodrigo Duterte showing diagram of drug trade network 1 7.7.16.jpg
President Rodrigo Duterte presents a chart which he claims to be of a drug trade network of high level drug syndicates in the Philippines.
Date July 1, 2016 – current
(7 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
Location Philippines
Status

Ongoing
Parties to the civil conflict

 Philippine Government

Non-state participants: CPP(until August 2016)
MILF
MNLF

  • Vigilantes
  • Hitmen hired by police
Suspected drug users and distributors
Lead figures
Casualties

35 policemen and 3 soldiers killed (Rappler)

  • 87 policemen wounded
  • 8 soldiers wounded

2,126 killed (Inquirer)

  • 1,104 by police
  • 1,022 by unknown hitmen

or; 7,080 killed (Rappler)

  • 2,555 in police operations
  • 3,603 in cases of deaths under investigation
  • 922 in cases where investigation has concluded
  • 53,025 arrested
  • 1,179,462 total number of surrenderers
Total killed: 2,126 – 7,118

Ongoing

 Philippine Government

Non-state participants: CPP(until August 2016)
MILF
MNLF

35 policemen and 3 soldiers killed (Rappler)

2,126 killed (Inquirer)

or; 7,080 killed (Rappler)


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