THE military will focus on the neutralization of Abdullah and Omar Maute and Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon to prevent extremists from sowing terror and chaos in Mindanao, Col. Edgard Arevalo, AFP public affairs chief, said Sunday.

The capture or killing of the three terror leaders will deal a big blow on the Islamic State-linked Maute Group and thwart its efforts to establish a “wilayat” or territory in the South, Arevalo explained.

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