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ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, Philippines — Hundreds of families from several villages of Marogong town in Lanao del Sur province fled their homes starting on Friday night after an alleged threat of violence by local Islamic State-linked militants.
The warning from the Dawlah Islamiyah (DI) terror group, issued by its leader, Commander Zacariah, was heard over a privately operated two-way radio network, said Police Col. Robert Daculan, Lanao del Sur police director, on Saturday.
The radio network is run by UHF radio owners in the locality, who use the system for emergency responses. Anyone with a radio can hook into the network.
Commander Zacariah, the alias of Fajarudin Pumbaya Pangalian, is the acknowledged amir or leader of DI militants in the country.
The warning circulated on social media on Friday. It came as four DI gunmen from Lanao del Sur, two of whom were minors age 16 and 14 years old, were arrested by members of the government-allied Moro Islamic Liberation Front, upon orders of a certain Commander Delta, and had them turned over to the Philippine Army.
Assault rifles and ammunition were also taken from the DI gunmen who were under the command of a certain Juhari Sandab alias Abu Moraid.
The Army identified those arrested as Muhammad Nasif alias Abu Rasas, 18, the designated media spokesperson of the group; Saudi Macadaag, 18, brother of DI-Lanao subleader Ustadz Allanduni Macadaya Luksadatu or Abu Sham; and the two male minors.
As of 8 p.m. on Saturday, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office counted 259 families who fled from their homes and temporarily settled in the towns of Binidayan (206), Balabagan (45) and Madamba (8)….
ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, Philippines — Hundreds of families from several villages of Marogong town in Lanao del Sur province fled their homes starting on Friday night after an alleged threat of violence by local Islamic State-linked militants.
The warning from the Dawlah Islamiyah (DI) terror group, issued by its leader, Commander Zacariah, was heard over a privately operated two-way radio network, said Police Col. Robert Daculan, Lanao del Sur police director, on Saturday.
The radio network is run by UHF radio owners in the locality, who use the system for emergency responses. Anyone with a radio can hook into the network.
Commander Zacariah, the alias of Fajarudin Pumbaya Pangalian, is the acknowledged amir or leader of DI militants in the country.
The warning circulated on social media on Friday. It came as four DI gunmen from Lanao del Sur, two of whom were minors age 16 and 14 years old, were arrested by members of the government-allied Moro Islamic Liberation Front, upon orders of a certain Commander Delta, and had them turned over to the Philippine Army.
Assault rifles and ammunition were also taken from the DI gunmen who were under the command of a certain Juhari Sandab alias Abu Moraid.
The Army identified those arrested as Muhammad Nasif alias Abu Rasas, 18, the designated media spokesperson of the group; Saudi Macadaag, 18, brother of DI-Lanao subleader Ustadz Allanduni Macadaya Luksadatu or Abu Sham; and the two male minors.
As of 8 p.m. on Saturday, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office counted 259 families who fled from their homes and temporarily settled in the towns of Binidayan (206), Balabagan (45) and Madamba (8)….
