MAGUINDANAO - Two members of the pro-ISIS groups Dawlah Islamiyah and Maute Group attacked a military outpost at dawn Monday in Buldon town in Maguindanao province, leaving three government militias dead, officials said.
Lt. Col. Dennis Almorato, regional military spokesman, said two other militias were injured when the terrorists stormed an outpost of the Army securing the bridge construction in the village of Edcor shortly after 1:00 a.m.
“The suspects were on board a motorbike. When they arrived at site, they opened fire towards the troops manning the post and then left the scene,” he said.
In May 2017, Maute gang members joined local ISIS and Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon when his group captured Marawi City in Lanao del Sur province, destroying a local church, killing Christians and holding dozens of hostages, including women and children. The siege lasted five months.
Hapilon and the top leaders of the Maute gang were eventually killed along with 1,200 people, most of them militants. (Jeoffrey Maitem)
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