“One of the rescued hostages revealed that Mahmud was dead and buried last night. “[T]he AFP is increasingly becoming confident that he was among those who have been killed during yesterday’s operations,” he added. The military said 20 terrorists were killed in the twin military offensives – 13 on Wednesday night and seven onThursday. “Not all 13 were retrieved because including in the 13 are those who were killed of confirmed sniper shots. Some 882 militants were killed, the military said, with fighting continuing Wednesday at a district near the shore of nearby Lanao lake.

Source: Manila Times October 19, 2017 17:03 UTC