Thirteen of the remaining pro-ISIS Maute terrorists in Marawi City
have been killed, and Malaysian high-profile terrorist is believed among
the fatalities.
DzBB's Benjie Liwanag reporting from Marawi said
that ground troops announced early Thursday morning the deaths of the
13 terrorists in clashes that happened three days after ISIS-anointed
emir Isnilon Hapilon and leader Omar Maute were killed in a predawn
assault.Earlier, the military said that the number of holdover terrorist forces was between 20 to 30 as of Tuesday.
Intelligence officials had described Ahmad as a financier and
recruiter, who helped put together the coalition of pro-Islamic State
fighters that stormed Marawi on May 23.
Ground troops believed that Ahmad was still with some 30 remaining Maute terrorists after the deaths of Isnilon and Omar.
“Based on our information, there is still one personality, Dr. Mahmud
of Malaysia, and he is still in the main battle area with some
Indonesians and Malaysians,” Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of
Staff General Eduardo Año said last Monday.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday afternoon declared that Marawi City has been freed from the Maute group.
This came a day after government killed Isnilon and Omar, and rescued 17 civilian hostages.
Meanwhile, dzBB reported that Isnilon and Omar have already been buried in accordance with the Islam rites.
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