2 IS allies, 2 civilians slain in Lanao

TWO suspected supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and two civilians were killed following clashes with government troops, which the local jihadist militants claimed to have initiated on Friday in Lanao del Sur.

Colonel Roseller Murillo, commander of Marawi city-based 103rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army, identified the civilians as Panundi Sultan and his son, Aiman.