The Western Mindanao Command, citing intelligence reports,
announced on Wednesday that local terrorist organization leader Omar Maute was
killed in the ongoing military operations in Lanao del Sur.
Major Filemon Tan, Western Mindanao Command spokesperson, said
that Maute was one of the two brothers who led the attack against a detachment
of the 51st Infantry Battalion in Butig, Lanao del Sur last Feb. 20.
An estimated 40 to 80 lawless elements took part in the raid
which lasted until early Feb. 21.
Strafing and bombing runs also killed an estimated 15 to 20
of the bandits, Tan said.
He added that artillery and air strikes are still ongoing.
The Mautes are believed to be allied to elements of the
Jemaah Islamiyah and have connections to a foreign terrorist neutralized in
2012.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=860475
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