Head of pro-IS PH militant group slain – police

MANILA: Philippine security forces killed on Thursday the leader of a Muslim militant group that has carried out deadly attacks on civilians to win support from Islamic State (IS) fighters in Iraq and Syria, authorities said.

Mohammad Jaafar Maguid, founder and leader of Ansarul Khilafa Philippines, was tracked down and shot at a beach resort on the southern island of Mindanao shortly after midnight, while three "cohorts" were arrested, a police report said.