The
Mamasapano clash, also known as the
Mamasapano Massacre, was a police operation, codenamed Oplan Exodus, which took place on Sunday, January 25, 2015, at Tukanalipao,
Mamasapano, Maguindanao, by
Special Action Force (SAF) of the
Philippine National Police (PNP) (allegedly joined by
United States Army Special Forces) against the
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and the
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). The operation was intended to capture or kill wanted Malaysian terrorist and bomb-maker
Zulkifli Abdhir and other Malaysian terrorists and/or high-ranking members of the BIFF.