The Army’s Western Mindanao Command on Monday marked the 11th anniversary of the Zamboanga Siege.
Major Orlando Ayllon, acting Chief of the Western Mindanao Command Public Information Office, noted that the commemoration was organized by the City Government of Zamboanga.
The 19-day conflict in September 2013 resulted in the displacement of 119,714 people and the deaths of 20 soldiers, five policemen, and 13 civilians, concluding on the 28th day of the same month.
The commemoration took place at the Freedom Fighters Memorial Shrine Plaza in Zamboanga City with Deputy Commander for Internal Defense Operations Brig. Gen. Taharudin Ampatuan representing the Western Mindanao Command.
The ceremony included a wreath-laying and a 21-gun salute in honor of those who lost their lives.
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