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2013: Deployed in Lahad Datu, Sabah during the Lahad Datu conflict. The 69 Commando members were involved in hunting down a terrorist group, numbering approximately 200 in strength, from the self-styled "Royal Security Forces of the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo," while UTK members were deployed in urban and populated areas to defend them.
The 2013 Lahad Datu standoff, also known as the Lahad Datu incursion or Operation Daulat (Malay: Operasi Daulat), was a military conflict in Lahad Datu, Malaysia. [8] The conflict began on 11 February, when 235 militants [ 17 ] arrived in Lahad Datu by boat, and ended on 24 March.
The Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZONE) is a security zone in the Malaysian state of Sabah that was launched by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on 25 March 2013 following persistent attacks by pirates and militants from the southern Philippines that occurred in the eastern part of Sabah especially after the 2013 Lahad Datu standoff. [1]
The village is located about 37 kilometres from Lahad Datu town. It is the site where the 2013 Lahad Datu standoff happened, and has since been transformed into a military camp. v
Lahad Datu is a federal constituency in Tawau Division (Kunak District and Lahad Datu District) and Sandakan Division (Kinabatangan District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2019 was renamed from Silam as honor of people and fighter who defend a land during standoff.
According to the last census in 2010, the population of Kunak district is estimated to be around 61,094 inhabitants. [1] As in other districts of Sabah, there are a significant number of illegal immigrants from the nearby southern Philippines, mainly from the Sulu Archipelago and Mindanao, many of whom are not included in the population statistics.
On 20 November, two Indonesian fishermen was kidnapped by five Abu Sayyaf gunmen off Lahad Datu, Sabah, while Philippine military been informed to intercept the bandit. [158] Responding for the co-operation with neighbouring countries, since late 2016 more than 100 Abu Sayyaf militants have been killed by Philippine authorities, [ 159 ] with ...
The name "Lahad Datu" comes from the Bajau language, "Lahad" means the place and "Datu" means the dignity of certain people during the sultanate era.The place name traced its roots from the migration of Datu-datu from the Sultanate of Sulu led by Datu Puti as a result of the handing over this area by the Sultanate of Brunei to Sulu after the Brunei Civil War.