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CIDG director Maj. Gen. Joel Napoleon Coronel said suspect Adel Sulaiman Alsushibani is a Saudi-based facilitator for the Southeast Asia unit of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) who maintains close contact with ISIS leaders in the region.
Among them, he said, are Esmael Abdulmalik, alias Abu Turaife, the ISIS-Eastern Asia sub-leader and Salahudin Hasan.
“Allegedly, he also attempted to bring other Arabs to the Philippines. He is said to be connected to the Ugur Suleyman Soylemez Orphanage sponsored by IHH Turkey Foundation,” said Coronel.
Also arrested during the operation was Norhaya Lumanggal, the 36-year old female companion of Alsushibani when the raid was conducted in Barangay Datu Balabaran in Mother Tamontaka, Cotabato City.