SABAH CRISIS CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS Date Sub-District Description Source Around 300 Sulu gunmen enter Malaysian waters by boat and begin to gather in stages. The group breaks into smaller groups to enter several locations in Sungai Bakau and Surau 09-Feb-13 Felda Sahabat 17, Kampung Tanduo, Lahad Datu villages. http://bit.ly/Z9JJGm Exchange of fire between Malaysian Security Forces and Royal Army of Sulu when the latter 01-Mar-13 Kampung Tanduo try to break a police blockade. Two policemen are killed and three others are injured. 12 members of the Sulu gunmen are killed. http://bit.ly/Z9JJGm Gun battle kills six policemen and six Royal Army of Sulu members. Another gunman is 02-Mar-13 Kampung Sri Jaya, Simunul. Semporna Sabah http://bit.ly/161RraW beaten to death by villagers. Semporna put on alert. 02-Mar-13 Lorong 5 Crossfire between Malaysian Security Forces and "Royal Army of Sulu". http://bit.ly/YKjQej 03-Mar-13 Labuan, Sandakan and Tawau Arrival of two Malaysian Army Battalions. http://bit.ly/ZfzHFY Shooting continues in Kampung Tanduo as Malaysian Security Forces conduct mopping up and searching operation. Malaysian troops shoot one of the fighters after Sulu members http://bit.ly/16aBteM 03-Mar-13 Kampung Tanduo opened fire. 04-Mar-13 Kampung Salimbaangun Explosions are heard. http://bit.ly/Zqzv3k Residents leave their village after two dozen of Royal Army of Sulu seek supplies in their 04-Mar-13 Kampung Tanjung Batu http://bit.ly/ZfzHFY village. 300 villagers including estimated 100 children flee their village on trucks from Kampung 05-Mar-13 Kampung Sungai Merah http://bit.ly/ZbyuvK Sungain Merah to the main road leading to Kampung Tandou. 300 villagers are displace from Tanjung Batu to a community hall in Tanjung Labian due to 05-Mar-13 Tanjung Labian http://bit.ly/Zj4DmH air strikes and reports of presence of Royal Army of Sulu. http://bit.ly/13OCHx0; 05-Mar-13 Kampung Tanduo, Tanjung Labian, Tanjung Batu Air assault kills 13 members of Royal Army of Sulu. http://bit.ly/YTX042 06-Mar-13 Tanjung Batu, Tanduo Conflict kills 32 members of Royal Army of Sulu . http://bit.ly/Y3gOCJ Police and the armed forces launch another operation in Tanjung Batu where the Sulu 07-Mar-13 Tanjung Batu gunmen who escaped from the air strike on 5 March may be hiding or regrouping. http://bit.ly/YOBOfw Kampung Tanduo, Kampung Tanjung Batu, Tanjung About 1,500 villagers from these five villages affected by the counter operation against the 07-Mar-13 Labian, Kampung Sungai Bilis and Kampung Lok Buani. Sulu gunmen evacuate to two community halls near Tanjung Labian. http://bit.ly/YZSlQ8 Kampung Simunul, Kampung An integrated security team mounts a special operation, 'Ops Tayang', to brief local 07-Mar-13 Bubul Lama, Kampung Bugaya residents on security measures in the area. http://bit.ly/VTbTIa Kampung Tanduo, Kampung Tanjung Batu, Tanjung Around 1,850 villagers from these villages evacuate to Embara Budi and Fajar Harapan in 07-Mar-13 Labian, Kampung Sungai Bilis and Kampung Lok Buani. Felda Sahabat. http://bit.ly/Y3gOCJ 08-Mar-13 Kudat, Tawau, Kunak, Sandakan and Lahad Datu Malaysia erects a line of defence called the Special Security Area. http://bit.ly/10pDh2Z Malaysian Security Forces launch second wave of airstrikes to intensify their operations against the Royal Army of Sulu. This is followed by heavy shelling. No casualties reported on Kampung Tanduo, Felda Sahabat, Sungai Merah and either side. 08-Mar-13 Sungai Nyamuk http://bit.ly/Z8BbA0 The Malaysian Security Forces intercept and detain 27 men in three boats at the waters off 09-Mar-13 Kampung Tanduo and Tanjung Batu Kampung Tanduo and Tanjung Batu. http://bit.ly/ZoeZQN 09-Mar-13 Kampung SRI Jaya Police conducts house-to-house identity checks on people there. http://bit.ly/ZqAqUK Security forces shoot a Royal Army of Sulu member who attempted to slip through a tight security cordon. The total of Royal Army of Sulu member killed is 53. 09-Mar-13 Kampung Tanjung Batu http://bit.ly/14FQlhq 79 people are detained in several areas along the Sabah east coast and questioned for 09-Mar-13 Sabah possible involvement with the armed Sulu militants. http://bit.ly/10lxnfF Two policemen are injured after they are fired upon by the Royal Army of Sulu members 09-Mar-13 Tanjung Batu during an operation. http://bit.ly/Y27LF7 10-Mar-13 Kampong Bakau 33 people are detained in mopping up operations for questioning. http://bit.ly/Y8dKHF A group of remaining villagers evacuate after hearing four gunshots during an operation 10-Mar-13 Tanjung Labian against the members of Royal Army of Sulu. http://bit.ly/Y27P7S.