Joint operatives of the military and the police killed the leader of the Dawlah Islamiyah-ISIS terror group during a raid on his hideout in Marawi City on Wednesday, June 14.
COTABATO CITY, Philippines –
Troops recovered a small cache of improvised explosive devices from one of the rooms of the apartment building the group rented in Barangay Bangon. They also recovered an ISIS black flag and two M-16 rifles from the slain suspects. Drieza Liningding, a leader of the Marawi Consensus group, said they woke up Wednesday morning to the sight of soldiers backed by armored personnel tanks searching Barangay Bangon for Zacaria’s companions who were able to escape the raid.
Marawi Mayor Majul Gandamra said the lockdown was raised by noon after the army soldiers finished their search of the village.De La Rosa said they monitored the movements of Zacaria leaving the main group of militants two weeks ago after the clash in Marogong that resulted in the death of four militants.
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