LANAO DEL SUR, Philippines - Gunshots reverberated through villages in Barangay Basak Malulut in Marawi City as Maute gunmen and soldiers clashed there Tuesday, sending Maranaws running for their lives. Local officials told The STAR loud explosions rocked the barangay as members of the Maute terror group and soldiers traded shots. The Maute group is also known as the Dawlah Islamiya Philippines, which espouses hatred to non-Muslims. Nation ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1Nantes said personnel of Army units under the 103rd Brigade based in Marawi City were to search for members of the Maute group in Barangay Basak Malulut when the encounter erupted. Army intelligence sources said members of the Maute group had infiltrated a gathering of hundreds of Tablighs in the barangay, prompting the deployment there of soldiers backed by armoured vehicles.

Source: Philippine Star May 23, 2017 08:37 UTC