Members of the Khilafah Islamiyah Movement and its shadowy group Ghuraba (strangers) train their fighters in Lanao del Sur province in the Muslim autonomous region in Mindanao in this screen shot from the propaganda video of Islamic State in the Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner)
The Islamic State in
“Fighters from Islamic State stormed a prison in Marawi City
in Philippines
It added that “30 fighters carried out the attack and were
able to release 30 detainees, including fighters from the Islamic State and
their wives. The fighters of the attack and all the detainees, who were freed,
arrived to safe places without injuries.”
On August 27, suspected members of the Khilafah Islamiyah
Movement (KIM), joined by Butig-based jihadists in Lanao del Sur, stormed the
prison and authorities said the escapees included 8 detained jihadists.
All escaped jihadists have been identified by authorities as
Hashim Balawag Maute, Abdul Jabbar Tominaman Macabading, Jamil Batoa Amerul,
Muhammad Sianodin Mulok and Omar Khalil; and Hafidah Romato Maute, Norhanna
Balawag Maute, who are sisters of the Maute group leaders Abdullah and Omar
Maute; and Nasifa Pundug believed to be wife of a senior KIM member. They are
all members of the Islamic State Ranao.
Security forces arrested the jihadists on August 22 after
stopping their van at a road block in Lumbayanague town near the town of Butig
Both KIM and Maute group pledged allegiance to the ISIS .
http://mindanaoexaminer.com/isis-owns-up-daring-prison-raid-in-philippines/
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