Government troops were searching for suspected terrorists who escaped security forces during a car chase in
Officials said troops recovered the car, including a
powerful improvised explosive assembled from a 105mm howitzer rigged to a
transceiver radio.
Also found inside the car were Special Action Force uniform,
several documents espousing the Islamic State ideology and other personal belongings,
a dash camera among others.
The car was believed being used by the jihadist group of
Abdullah Maute to transport improvised explosives and weapons from Marawi to
Cagayan de Oro City and other areas in northern Mindanao .
Maute’s group was said to be behind the July 27 rocket
attack on a military base in Marawi
City
The hostilities ensued after a senior member of the Khilafah
Islamiyah Movement (KIM) Abdul Rahman, who is currently fighting alongside the
IS in Al-Raqqah province in Syria ,
ordered its supporters in Southeast Asia to wage war in the volatile island of Mindanao
The KIM was also blamed for the bombings in Cagayan De Oro
City in July 26, 2013 that killed eight people, and similar attacks in the
cities of Iligan and Cotabato, including Bukidnon province.
http://mindanaoexaminer.com/troops-search-for-terrorists-in-lanao-del-sur/
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