Brigade Commander Says Dawlah Group in Lumbayanague Fired at Police-Military Team

Isis fighters, gov’t troops clash in Lanao Sur

THREE suspected Daulah Islamiya-Maute Group combatants were killed and three others, including a woman, were captured after a firefight with a joint team of army troops and police in Lumbayanague town, Lanao del Sur, yesterday, August 9. The clash erupted when the joint team, including the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, attempted to serve arrest warrants against five key leaders of the group in Barangay La…

Brigade commander says Dawlah group in Lumbayanague fired at police-military team

CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 10 August) —   The commander of the Army’s 103rd Infantry Brigade said police officers and soldiers were met with gunfire by members of the Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group in Barangay Lamin in Lumabayanague, Lanao del Sur on Saturday that led to the killing of three and the arrest of three others, including a female member.  Brigadier General Billy de la Rosa,  brigade commander,  said a joint team of police from the Crim…