ZAMBOANGA CITY: Security commanders have asked the military for a DNA examination on one of six pro-Islamic State terrorists believed to be the emir of the IS in the Philippines killed in a massive campaign in Mindanao.

Col. Romeo Brawner, commander of the 103rd Infantry Brigade, over the weekend said informants of the Philippine Army have claimed that Owaydah Marohombsar alias Abu Dar was one of those killed by soldiers in Tubaran town in Lanao del Sur province on Thursday.

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