Islamic freedom fighters, Abu Sayyaf next after Maute ‘wipeout’ -- defense chief

CLARK, Pampanga: Now that the Islamic State-linked Maute group in Marawi City has been “wiped out,” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Tuesday that the military would now focus on other terrorist groups based in other parts of Mindanao.

In a news conference after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Defense Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) here, Lorenzana said the military, as well as the public, should not worry about the Maute, for now.