Terrorist suspect, cohort killed in clash with security forces in southern Philippines
Police and military forces in Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines, shot dead Anwar Sansawi Usman, a remnant of the defunct Dawlah Islamiya, and his accomplice. Usman was wanted for multiple murder charges.
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