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Marawi Militants Regroup Under New Leader, Philippine Commander Says
 [BenarNews] Remnants of a Philippine bad boy group which helped carry out a five-month takeover of Marawi city by pro-Islamic State...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... fighters in 2017 have regrouped under a new leader, a senior military official in the region said Friday. Faharudin Hadji Satar (alias Abu Bakar) is the de facto commander of the Maute band, said Col. Jose Maria Cuerpo, commanding officer of the Army’s 103rd Infantry Brigade. Posted by: trailing wife 2020-10-25 |
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