He was killed in a clash on Monday on central Sulawesi island. "It’s definitely Santoso," Central Sulawesi police chief Rudy Sufahriadi told AFP, after a process to identify the militant’s body. In 2014 he pledged allegiance to IS and earlier this year was placed on a list of global terrorists by the United States.- AFP "I have hunted him and I have arrested him before, we have asked people and we have sent people (to identify the body) who fought with him and went on jihad with him," Sufahriadi said. "They have confirmed it was him.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 19, 2016 08:26 UTC