LANAO DEL SUR, Philippines — Civilian volunteers and policemen arrested on Wednesday in Marawi City an Indonesian ally of slain terrorists Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute. Superintendent Ebra Moxsir, Marawi City police director, declined to identify the Indonesian pending validation of his exact identity. Army and police officials said the Indonesian was involved in the five-month siege of Marawi City by combined Maute and Abu Sayyaf gunmen. Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1“The foreigner is now in the custody of the Marawi City police,” Adiong said, speaking on behalf of the Lanao del Sur provincial government. Marawi City is the capital of Lanao del Sur, which covers 39 towns, among them Butig, the hometown of siblings Omar and Abdullah Maute, founders of the Maute terror group.

Source: Philippine Star November 01, 2017 10:02 UTC