MANILA: Islamic State (IS) militants’ hopes of establishing a base in South-East Asia have been dashed with the death of Malaysian lecturer-turned-militant Dr Mahmud Ahmad, the last of its key leaders in the region.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was quoted by the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s website yesterday as saying that Dr Mahmud was killed in Marawi City in southern Philippines.
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