Maute group
Maute group | |
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Also known as | Islamic State of Lanao IS Ranao |
Leader | Owayda Benito Marohombsar a.k.a. Abu Dar †[1] Omar Maute † Abdullah Maute †[2] Amin Bacu[3][4] |
Foundation | 2012 |
Dates of operation | 2013–2019 • 2023 |
Split from | Moro Islamic Liberation Front |
Country | Philippines |
Active regions | Lanao del Sur |
Ideology | Salafi jihadism |
Notable attacks | |
Size | 25 members (May 2019)[5] |
Means of revenue | Protection rackets |
Designated as a terrorist group by | Philippines[6] Malaysia[7] New Zealand[8] |
The Maute group ([mɐʔutɪ] or [mɐʔute̞]), also known as the Islamic State of Lanao, was a radical Islamist group composed of former Moro Islamic Liberation Front guerrillas and foreign fighters led by Omar Maute, the alleged founder of a Dawlah Islamiya, or Islamic state, based in Lanao del Sur, Philippines.[10][11][12][13] The group, which a Philippine Army brigade commander characterized as terrorist,[14] had been conducting a protection racket[13] in the remote settlements of Butig, Lanao del Sur. It has clashed on several occasions with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the most significant of which began in May 2017 and culminated in the siege of Marawi.
It is listed as a terrorist organization by the Philippines, Malaysia and New Zealand.[7][8]
History
Origin
The group, originally known as Dawlah Islamiya,
Early clashes with Philippine security forces
Philippine Army sources state that their initial encounter with the Maute group involved a firefight in 2013 when the insurgents attacked a
The group
CNN has reported that two officers of the Philippine National Police had defected and joined the group.[26]
Declaration of allegiance to Islamic State
The group pledged allegiance to the
Although some reports indicate that the Maute group is regularly seen carrying black flags bearing the insignia of the
A regional security expert in October 2016 stated that the Maute group was sophisticated in its use of social media and was able to attract students and teachers from the Mindanao State University in Marawi. This attracted various
Rising terrorist activities
As ISIS suffers setbacks in Syria and Iraq, experts warn that hundreds of fighters from Indonesia and Malaysia will return to look for new opportunities to take the fight elsewhere, and the Maute group's pledge of loyalty to ISIS could serve as an incentive to join ranks with the organization.[31] Since at least 2016, reports on jihadist activities in the Philippines and of Filipino fighters with ISIS indicate an increasing degree of coordination, cooperation, and cohesion between Southeast Asian jihadist militants and the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.[32]
The Maute group is said to be actively recruiting
Davao City bombing
On October 4, 2016, three men linked to the Maute group were arrested in connection with the
Battle of Marawi
On May 23, 2017, the Maute group attacked Marawi City and later besieged by the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The attack resulted in the destruction of homes, the deaths and wounding of soldiers, policemen, and civilians, torching of a mosque, and a hospital being overrun. The former leader of Abu Sayyaf, Isnilon Hapilon was seen with the group during the attack. The attack resulted in President Duterte declaring a state of martial law across the entire island of Mindanao with the possibility that it be expanded nationwide.[39][40]
Majority of the evacuees and refugees have been housed in different barangays in Iligan. On June 1, 2017, Iligan Mayor Celso G. Regencia issued an order to the residents, who legally possessed firearms, to shoot terrorists who trespass their properties.[41]
Killing of the Maute brothers
Omar Maute was killed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines on October 16, 2017, along with former Abu Sayyaf chief Isnilon Hapilon.[42] The group was later declared "practically wiped out" by the armed forces following the deaths of the seven Maute brothers. While the public was told not to worry about the group for now, younger members of the group might assume leadership.[43]
After the Battle of Marawi
Remnants of the group were reportedly recruiting new members around Marawi in December 2017. The successor group has been labeled as the "Turaifie group" after its purported leader, Abu Turaifie.[44] Abu Turaifie is the alias of Esmail Sheikh Abdulmalik, the leader of Jamaatul Muhaajireen Wal Ansar, a faction which split from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.[45] In May 2018, the Philippine military alleged that Owayda Benito Marohomsar (a.k.a. Abu Dar) was now the leader of the group. He had fled with dozens of Maute fighters during the Battle of Marawi and has since been active in recruiting new members using money looted from a local bank and the abandoned homes of wealthy residents.[46][47]
Decline and eventual dissolution
On 24 January 2019, a fierce gunfight between security forces of the 103rd Infantry Battalion and terrorists of the Maute group left three soldiers injured and three terrorists injured in Barangay Sumalindao, Sultan Dumalondong, Lanao del Sur.[48][49] Days earlier five militants surrendered to military near a military base in Lanao del Sur.[50]
On 12 March, two IS-militants and two Philippine soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured during a gunfight in
On 19 June, a Pakistani member called Waqar Ahmad, 36, was arrested and later deported. Morente said Ahmad was to undergo deportation proceedings for being an undesirable alien due to his alleged terrorist links and for working in the country without a permit. He was arrested after several days of intensive surveillance conducted by members of the PNP Regional Intelligence Unit 9 at the appliance store of his Pakistani uncle in the said city. The authorities suspect that the group planned to make an attack similar to the
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