From GMA News (May 30): 39 killed in military’s ‘2nd wave’ of operations vs. Maute Group in Lanao Sur
BUTIG, Lanao del Sur - A military official said more than 30 members of the Maute Group have been killed in continuous bombardment of the bandits' lair since early last week.
Col. Roseller Murillo, commander of the Army's 103rd Infantry Brigade, said the operations against the local terror group last May 24 after the military received information that its members have regrouped in their lair in Butig.
"The second wave of military operations was hatched after the Maute group regrouped in Butig town and staged terrorist activities," Murillo said.
He said two soldiers and 37 members of the local terror group have been killed in the operations.
He said that among the slain suspects was Wowwie Mimbantas, a son of former Moro Islamic Liberation Front leader Aleem Mimbantas.
Murillo said they have been bombarding the group's lair with OV-10 bombers and 81mm mortars since Sunday.
The shelling and airstrike continued as of Monday morning, he added.
After nearly two weeks of operations in February, the military claimed gaining control of the Maute Group's lair in Butig town.
More than a month later, the group kidnapped six sawmill workers in Butig town and beheaded two of the victims.
The group has also claimed responsibility in the bombing of transmission towers of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines in Lanao del Sur.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/568082/news/regions/39-killed-in-military-s-2nd-wave-of-operations-vs-maute-group-in-lanao-sur
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