The Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested three fugitives reported to be members of Dawlah Islamiyah Maute Group (DI-MG), while three others were killed during an operation in Barangay Lamin in Lumbayanague, Lanao del Sur over the weekend.
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.

