DNA tests have confirmed that the leader of an ISIS-affiliated terror group was killed in a military operation last month, officials in the Philippines say.
Abu Dar was among a number of militants killed in the southern town of Tubaran, according to CNN Philippines. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said in a text message on Sunday that the DNA tests confirmed that the remains were his.Lorenzana added that for now the radical Islamist Maute Group is"leaderless" and that authorities are"monitoring who will replace Dar.
According to CNN Philippines, Dar had appeared beside Hapilon and Maute in a video during a planning session, which authorities believe was for the attack on Marawi city.Philippines' Duterte declares liberation of Marawi from ISIS-affiliated militantsMore than 800 militants and 162 government security forces were killed during the five-month standoff, the Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces of the Philippines , Gen. Eduardo Ano said in 2017.
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