Labis Incident

Labis Incident
Part of Malayan Emergency
Date 22 January 1950 Location Labis, Johore, Malaya
Belligerents
United Kingdom Gurkhas	Malayan Communist Party
Strength
	approx 40
Casualties and losses
1 killed	22 killed 5 wounded

The Labis Incident took place during the Malayan Emergency in January 1950.

Gurkha troops surprised communist guerillas five miles north of the Johore town of Lubis. In the ensuring battle, 22 guerillas were killed and five wounded. It was described as "the first major success by the security forces in operation against the terrorists since the emergency was declared 20 months ago."^[1]

References

1. "GUERILLAS LOSE 22 IN JUNGLE BATTLE.". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia). 23 January 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 31 October 2015.