Suspected Dawlah Islamiya leader, 3 others killed in Maguindanao clash

COTABATO CITY — Government forces killed a suspected sub-leader of the extremist group Dawlah Islamiya (DI) and three of his followers during a joint law enforcement operation in Sultan Mastura town, Maguindanao del Norte on Friday afternoon. Lt. Col. Eugene Balugo, officer-in-charge of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group–Regional Field Unit 15 in the Bangsamoro