3 suspected DI-Maute members killed, 3 arrested in Lumbayanague, Lanao del Sur
According to the Philippine National Police (PNP), the male fugitives—known as Abu Zacaria, Al Wala, and Asnawi—were arrested on Saturday, August 9, 2025 in an operation that resulted in an armed encounter, where three other wanted persons were killed: males Anwar Rahman and Abdullah, and a female, Nahara. They were rushed to the Tamparan Hospital, but were declared dead on arrival by the attending physician.
The PNP said all six were subjects of arrest warrants for murder and homicide issued by the Regional Trial Court Branch 8 in Marawi, Lanao Del Sur on October 17, 2023. They were said to be members of the DI-MG, and are listed on the AFP Periodic Status Report for 2023.
The PNP said operating discovered and seized the an M4A1 Colt caliber 5.56mm rifle, a caliber 45 pistol, a hand grenade, a rocket propelled grenade (RPG), a homemade M79 grenade launcher, 13 pieces of IED blasting caps, two black ISIS flags, one M16 A1 rifle, assorted assorted magazines, rounds of assorted live ammunition, and fired cartridge cases.
Amerol Usman, alleged leader of the DI Maute Group - ISIS, and other subjects of the arrest warrant, evaded arrest during the firefight.
Philippine Army troop Corporal Johnson Francisco Zorca sustained a gunshot wound in the left knee during the encounter. He was initially rushed to the Tamparan Hospital, and transferred to the Amai Pakpak Medical Center in Marawi where he is now in stable condition. — Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas/BM, GMA Integrated News
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