Philippine military "killed three wanted terrorists"

Philippine army says the militants killed three top Al-Qaeda-linked groups in a raid in the south.
The attack took place on Thursday in an area known as a militant stronghold.
Authorities said that two Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), a leader and a leader of the Abu Sayyaf group, a total of 15 people had been killed.
Zulkifli bin Hir Malaysia, or Marwan, the most wanted on the list of the FBI with a reward of $ 5 million (£ 3.2m) offer for his capture had been reported killed.
According to Army militants killed in Parang town on Jolo island, Sulu province of Mindanao.
Regional military commander Major General Coballes Noel told the Agence France Presse news agency that soldiers on the ground confirmed the death.
The Army identified the two other leaders, such as Jemaah Islamiyah leader Abdullah Ali, alias, or Ali and Abu Sayyaf Mauwiya Muhamda, Abu Gumbahali Jumdail alias Doc.
Marwan is said to have been a series of bombings in the southern Philippines since 2006.
According to the FBI, the "engineer trained in the U.S." is introduced and some bomb-making activities of extremist groups, including Abu Sayyaf.
Muawiya and the leader of BC, said Singapore national who came to the Philippines after the Bali bombings in 2002. $ 50,000 reward for his capture from.
JI has ties to al-Qaeda and has a long history of attacks in Indonesia. It is thought that have been behind the Bali bombings in 2002.
Doc Abu, the Philippines, said regional leaders wanted Abu Sayyaf for more kidnappings. Abu Sayyaf is one of the most radical Islamic separatist groups in the southern Philippines.
The military spokesman told the BBC that the operation after reports that a group of soldiers from the 30th Region December was arranged arrived.
Islands in the southwest of the Philippines, are known to harbor various militant groups - some of which also function as gangs of kidnappers to extort ransom, writes Kate McGeown BBC.
Just this week, it is believed that Abu Sayyaf kidnapped two European tourists in the area have.

Analysis:

Zulkifli bin Hir, alias Marwan, should play a role in the attack in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines in a span of several decades.
At one point, thought he was fighting the Soviets alongside Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan and was trained in bomb-making expert Husino Azahar, which was just as Marwan a leading member of the Jemaah Islamiyah regional (AC).
Azahar was killed in 2005 in Indonesia and other high profile members of the Jemaah Islamiyah are now dead or in prison and in the last few years Marwan was one of the most sought after militants left behind in Southeast Asia.
The island province of Sulu and Basilan, south-western tip of the Philippines is known to be hiding militants. It is an area that criminals already home to several rebel groups Filipinos, including Abu Sayyaf - and the bands of kidnapping and extortion