Philippine authorities have not been able to confirm if the man with a US$5 million bounty on his head is dead or alive. It cannot be independently established if the man standing close by, and was also being greeted by the rank and file, was Mahmud. Mahmud, the source said, was the one standing second from the left, holding an assault rifle. Mahmud, the source said, chose to remain unidentified in IS propaganda videos to give authorities a hard time. Joraimee was seen in the video standing on Mahmud’s left, holding a shotgun on his right hand and an over-sized keris, a trademark of his, according to sources.

Source: New Strait Times August 24, 2017 02:15 UTC