ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Two suspected Maute gunmen were killed by government troops as the military continued clearing Marawi City of possible stragglers of the extremist group. Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1Brawner said the two stragglers appeared to be weak and malnourished, confirming the claim of captured Indonesian militant Muhammad Ilham Syahputra. “But it’s possible there are still more than a dozen hiding inside,” Brawner said. Hapilon, who was named emir of the Islamic State (IS) in Southeast Asia, was killed last month along with fellow militant leader Omarkhayam Maute. Vemily Madrid said the Indonesian militant is now in the custody of the PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group.

Source: Philippine Star November 02, 2017 16:52 UTC