Malaysia's most-wanted militant Mahmud Ahmad believed killed in Marawi

Smoke billows are seen as government troops continue their assault against insurgents from the Maute group. PHOTO: REUTERS

MANILA/KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian militant who helped finance the ongoing siege by extremists in the southern city of Marawi is believed to have been killed in fighting, the Philippine military said on Friday.

The Straits Times understands from the Philippine military that the militant is Malaysia’s most wanted terrorist, Mahmud Ahmad.