Kalinaw News: Daulah Islamiyah members, supporters receive immediate gov’t support

Posted to Kalinaw News (Apr 12, 2022): Daulah Islamiyah members, supporters receive immediate gov’t support



Camp Navarro, Calarian, Zamboanga City – April 12, 2022

Two young combatants and 49 supporters and couriers of the Daulah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) received immediate support following their surrender to the government forces in Lanao del Sur at about 11:30 in the morning Monday, April 11, 2022.

Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario, Jr., Commander of Western Mindanao Command said that the Daulah Islamiyah personalities submitted themselves to Brig. Gen. Jose Maria Cuerpo II, Commander of 103rd Infantry Brigade at Headquarters, Charlie Company, 51st Infantry Battalion in Barangay Gacap, Piagapo, Lanao del Sur.

Brig. Gen. Cuerpo revealed that the two former violent extremists, known as Paris and Akmad, are minors. “They are both 17 years of age and residents of Piagapo,” the Brigade Commander stated.

“The mass surrender of DI members, supporters, and couriers is a result of the military’s intensified operations and the unwavering support from the local government unit and the populace,” the one-star general further stated.

A.k.a. Paris and a.k.a. Akmad handed over one M1 Garand rifle and one cal. 45 pistol while two of the supporters also handed over two M1 Garand rifles to the military. Food packs were then distributed to the former members and supporters of the DI-MG.

“I am personally grateful for the decision of the two young men to abandon the group that lured them with false ideologies and almost destroyed their future. This is their chance to renew their lives and reshape their future. Rest assured that we will watch their back and guide them as they reintegrate into mainstream society,” Lt. Gen. Rosario, Jr. expressed.

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