DI terrorist killed, 2 cohorts wounded in Maguindanao clash

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COTABATO CITY – Joint police and military forces killed a member of the Dawlah Islamiyah - Hassan Group (DI-HG) and wounded two others during a pre-dawn oper...

SEIZED FIREARMS. The two rifles and a pistol recovered from members of the local terrorist Dawlah Islamiyah - Hassan Group (DI-HG) following a law enforcement operation in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur on Thursday (Nov. 12, 2026). A DI-HG member was killed, and two of his cohorts were wounded after a brief clash with government forces. (Photo from 601Bde)

COTABATO CITY – Joint police and military forces killed a member of the Dawlah Islamiyah - Hassan Group (DI-HG) and wounded two others during a pre-dawn operation in Barangay Kuloy, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur on Thursday.

According to Lt. Col. Loqui O. Marco, commanding officer of the Army’s 90th Infantry Battalion (90IB), the joint operation targeted Tahir Salik, alias Joross Salik, and Samin Tagal, alias Samin, both DI-HG members facing criminal charges, including murder, frustrated murder, and robbery.

Warrants of arrest were issued against them in connection with the cases.

“Salik was killed when he and companions resisted and opened fire on government forces,” Marco said in a report.

He said that at about 6 a.m., personnel of the 601st Infantry Brigade (601Bde), led by the 90IB along with the 34IB Infantry, the Shariff Aguak Municipal Police Station, and the Philippine National Police Special Action Force, launched a joint law enforcement operation in Sitio Taligba, Barangay Kuloy, to serve arrest warrants against the suspects.

However, the operation turned into a gun battle when the suspects opened fire as the government forces approached their safe house.

After about 15 minutes of fighting, Salik was killed, and two others were wounded and are undergoing treatment in a hospital.

Brig. Gen. Gremel Brual, commander of the 601Bde, said government forces also recovered two M16 rifles, a .45-caliber pistol, and various ammunition at the scene.

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