The Philippine Army, primarily units of its 6th Infantry Division, assaulted Moro Islamic Liberation Front forces in the Talayan-Shariff Aguak-Datu Piang area of Maguindanao and captured Camp Omar ibn al-Khattab,[2] its third largest camp located there.

Camp Omar, named after Umar, a senior Sahabi of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, served as the headquarters of the 206th BIAF brigade under Ameril Umbra Kato and was defended by 500 guerillas.

MILF camps Omar and Jabal Uhob, along with a cache of weapons and equipment, were captured by the government forces.

The quick defeat of the MILF forces under Ameril Umbra Kato reportedly prompted his demotion from field commander to a classroom instructor.

[1] Casualties were light on the government side; two dead as opposed to the MILF losses - 130 killed in action.