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ILIGAN CITY – An alleged notorious sub Leader of Dawlah Islamiya Local Terrorist group was killed during a 30-minute gunfight Monday, April 12 in Guimba, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur.
Joint police and military operatives killed a suspected leader of a local extremist group working for the international terror group Dawlah Islamiyah in a raid in Marawi City on Monday, April 12.
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A joint army and police team killed a sub-leader of the local chapter of the Islamic State (IS) group during fighting Monday in the southern Philippine city of Marawi in which eight government forces were also injured, authorities said.
Filipino militant Usop Nasif (also known as Abu Asraf) exploded an improvised bomb to thwart a platoon of soldiers and four teams of police in the Guimba section of Marawi, said Brig. Gen. Jose Maria Cuerpo, the commanding general of the 103rd Infantry Brigade.
“Nasif fired at the team, forcing the soldiers and policemen to shoot back and execute close-quarter battle maneuvers to get near him,” Cuerpo said, adding, “Nasif was killed.”