Manila, Nov. 13 -- Joint police and military forces killed a member of the Dawlah Islamiyah - Hassan Group (DI-HG) and wounded two others during a pre-dawn operation in Barangay Kuloy, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur on Thursday.

According to Lt. Col. Loqui O. Marco, commanding officer of the Army's 90th Infantry Battalion (90IB), the joint operation targeted Tahir Salik, alias Joross Salik, and Samin Tagal, alias Samin, both DI-HG members facing criminal charges, including murder, frustrated murder, and robbery.

Warrants of arrest were issued against them in connection with the cases.

"Salik was killed when he and companions resisted and opened fire on government forces," Marco said in a report.

He said that at about 6 a.m., perso...