KORONADAL CITY—Government soldiers killed four suspected followers of Islamic State (IS) and captured another in separate operations in South Cotabato province, a police official said on Monday (Aug. 10). Col. Lino Capellan, regional police spokesperson, said police were serving arrest warrants at the village of Lumakil, Polomolok town, past 6 a.m. on Saturday (Aug. 9) when the subjects of the warrants resisted arrest, leading to a gunfight. ADVERTISEMENTThe arrest warrants were issued against Solaiman Paraluman, Rod Embang and Ottoh Alangan, all suspected members of Daulah-Islamiyah, a local name for the Islamic State (IS) extremist group. The military has tagged the homegrown terror group Abu Sayyaf in many of the deadliest terror attacks in the country that included bombings, kidnappings and beheadings. Nearly a week after that, six Abu Sayyaf men were killed and eight soldiers were wounded in fighting on the island.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 10, 2020 11:03 UTC