MANILA: Questions may still hang over the fate of top Malaysian terrorist Mohd Amin Baco but the Philippine police chief is already deeming him the new “emir” of the ultra-radical Islamic State (IS) in South-East Asia.
“Amin Baco is now the leader, not just of the remaining Maute but as emir of South-East Asia IS,” director-general Ronald de la Rosa told reporters yesterday, referring to the group that supplied the bulk of fighters who stormed Marawi on May 23.
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