Philippines army kills 3 most-wanted terror leaders, including M'sian JI leader

MANILA: The Philippines army said it killed three most-wanted leaders of the Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist groups Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah early Thursday, in one of the most significant successes against militants on their southern island stronghold, AP reports.

Those killed included Abu Sayyaf leader Umbra Jumdail, a Filipino, Malaysian Zulkifli bin Hir, also known as Marwan, and Singaporean Abdullah Ali, who uses the guerrilla name Muawiyah, said military spokesman Col. Marcelo Burgos.