PHFive members of the Dawlah Islamiyah-Hassan Group, including the top three most wanted individuals in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), were killed during a joint police and military operation in Pikit, Cotabato province. The operation aimed to serve arrest warrants against the suspects, who resisted by opening fire, leading to a confrontation where all five were killed. Among the deceased were Marhum Esmael, considered the group's alleged leader, and two other high-profile targets. The group is accused of carrying out various violent attacks, including ambushes, harassment operations, and bombings. Authorities also recovered a service firearm belonging to a police officer previously killed in an ambush.
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