The Mamasapano Clash (The Fall of the SAF 44)

<p>In 2015, the Philippine National Police Special Armed Forces were set to capture and/or neutralise a prominent member of the southeast Asian terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah. Operation or Oplan Exodus looked like it was a simple and straightforward mission. But what started out as a seemingly solid police operation would later turn out to be one of the bloodiest encounters with Filipino Muslim rebels in the Philippines. The fallout of the ill-fated mission would expose flaws in the planning process and missteps that ultimately cost lives. Listen now for the full story.<br/><br/>*</p><p>At the end of this episode, I mentioned the de-brief episode that I was supposed to release last Friday for Patreon patrons. At the time of recording, I thought I had been able to successfully upload it on Patreon but the episode did not upload and I only noticed it today. So, I will try to re-upload it. Apologies to those who are/will be subscribed to the Kaibigan and Kapamilya tiers! Will fix the problem asap!</p><p>Anyway, my podcast recommendation of the week is Stolen Voices by the lovely Lorri.  This is their website <a href='https://www.stolenvoicespodcast.com/'>https://www.stolenvoicespodcast.com/.</a><br/><br/>Thank you for all your support. Lagim Podcast will soon cross the 60k downloads threshold and I could not be happier. Maraming salamat.<br/><br/>Sources list: https://lagimpodcast.podcastpage.io/blog/the-mamasapano-clash-the-fall-of-the-saf-44 </p>