Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) commander Khabir Malik (front left) gathers fighters at their camp in Jolo, Sulu, in this Reuters file photo.
Is Habier Malik, the supposed leader of the Moro National Liberation Front forces who have engaged government forces in Zamboanga City, dead as the fighting entered the sixth day?
An Armed Forces of the Philippines official on Saturday afternoon said: “There are strong indications that Ustadz Habier Malik has died. A friend from Sulu said that he was killed in the assault,” said Maj. Harold Cabunoc, commander of the Philippine Army's 7th Civil Relations Group, on his Twitter account.
Malik is said to be a close aide of MNLF founding chairman Nur Misuari, to whom the MNLF faction involved in the Zamboanga crisis are allied.
The government continued its operations against the MNLF for the sixth straight day.
But Cabunoc said “We can only confirm his death once his dead body is found. He must be given decent burial in accordance to Islamic traditions.”
Meanwhile, the city government said further operations are ongoing, but clarified there is no attack on Camp Battala or SP Building.
So far, it said one police personnel and one civilian had been wounded.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/326452/news/nation/afp-official-misuari-aide-malik-killed-in-zamboanga-city-firefight
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