MARAWI CITY: Abdullah Macapaar alias Bravo, commander of Northeastern-Western fronts of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), has disowned militants that are fighting government forces in Lanao del Sur.

Citing the military, the Philippine News Agency reported earlier that 45 people, including 42 terrorists, were killed while 11 others were wounded as the government forces overran the militant’s stronghold in Lanao del Sur.