AFTER the deaths of the three top terrorist leaders and the rescue of 20 hostages from the Islamic State-linked Maute group this week in Marawi City, the military is now faced with the challenge of trying to determine the legitimacy of the “captives” under their custody.

“We have to validate who are the legitimate hostages and the [Maute] fighters. They have been mixing up that is why we have to segregate who are the remaining Maute members and who are the real hostages,” Armed Forces Chief Eduardo Año told reporters on the sidelines of his testimonial parade at the Philippine Army Headquarters in Taguig City on Thursday night.

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