Al-Ma'unah is an Islamic sect and spiritual militant group based in Malaysia.[1][2][3] The group was made famous by their audacious raid on 2 July 2000 on a camp of Malaysian Army Reserve mobilized in the early hours of the morning and stealing weapons from the armory.[2] The group was later cornered in the village of Sauk, Kuala Kangsar, Perak and was involved in a stand-off the against the Malaysian Army and Royal Malaysian Police forces.[2] The stand-off, known as the Sauk Siege, ended when Malaysian security forces, including the army 22nd Grup Gerak Khas (22nd GGK) and police VAT 69 Pasukan Gerakan Khas, stormed the camp in Operation Dawn.[2]
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