The Maute group which also goes by the name Islamic State in Lanao is a radical Islamist group

composed of former Moro Islamic Liberation Front guerrillas and some foreign fighters led by
Abdullah Maute, the alleged founder of a Dawlah Islamiya, or Islamic state based in Lanao del
Sur, Mindanao, Philippines. The group figured in a clash with Philippine Army troops in February
2016 that ended with the capture of their headquarters in Butig, Lanao del Sur. There are
reports that Omar Maute, Abdullah's brother, was killed in that clash. There are also reports to
the contrary, claiming that he escaped before the camp was overrun and is still alive. Since then
the group, which a Philippine Army brigade commander characterized as terrorist has been
conducting a protection racket in the remote settlements of Butig.

Abu Sayyaf is a Jihadist terror group based in and around Jolo and Basilan islands in
the southwestern part of the Philippines, where for more than four
decades, Moro groups have been engaged in an insurgency for an independent
province in the country. The group is considered violent,[22] and was responsible for
the Philippines' worst terrorist attack, the bombing of Superferry 14 in 2004, which
killed 116 people.[23] The name of the group is derived from the
Arabic abu (Arabic: "( )father of"), and sayyaf (Arabic: "( )swordsmith").
[24]As of 2012, the group was estimated to have between 200 and 400 members,
[25] down from 1,250 in 2000.[26] They use mostly improvised explosive devices,
mortars, and automatic rifles.Since its inception in 1991, the group has carried
out bombings, kidnappings, assassinations, and extortion[27] in what they describe
as their fight for an independent Islamic province in the Philippines.[28] They have
also been involved in criminal activities, including kidnapping, rape, child sexual
assault, forced marriage,[29] drive-by shootings, extortion, and drug trafficking,
[30] and the goals of the group "appear to have alternated over time between
criminal objectives and a more ideological intent".The group has been designated as
a terrorist group by the United Nations, Australia,[11] Canada,[12] Indonesia,
[13] Malaysia,[14] the Philippines,[10] United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom,
[15] and the United States.[16][28] In 2002, fighting Abu Sayyaf became a mission
of the American military's Operation Enduring Freedom and part of the Global War
on Terrorism.[31][32] Several hundred United States soldiers are also stationed in
the area to mainly train local forces in counter terror and counter guerrilla
operations, but, as a status of forces agreement and under Philippine law, they are
not allowed to engage in direct combat.[32]The group was founded by Abdurajik
Abubakar Janjalani, and led after his death in 1998 by his younger brother Khadaffy
Janjalani who was killed in 2007. On 23 July 2014, Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Totoni
Hapilon swore an oath of loyalty to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIL.[6] In
September 2014, the group began kidnapping people to ransom, in the name of
ISIL.[33][34] is a Jihadist terror group based in and around Jolo and Basilan islands in
the southwestern part of the Philippines, where for more than four
decades, Moro groups have been engaged in an insurgency for an independent
province in the country. The group is considered violent,[22] and was responsible for
the Philippines' worst terrorist attack, the bombing of Superferry 14 in 2004, which
killed 116 people.[23] The name of the group is derived from the
Arabic abu (Arabic: "( )father of"),

and sayyaf (Arabic: "( )swordsmith").[24]As of 2012, the group was estimated
to have between 200 and 400 members,[25] down from 1,250 in 2000.[26] They
use mostly improvised explosive devices, mortars, and automatic rifles. Since its
inception in 1991, the group has carried out bombings, kidnappings, assassinations,
and extortion[27] in what they describe as their fight for an independent Islamic
province in the Philippines.[28] They have also been involved in criminal activities,
including kidnapping, rape, child sexual assault, forced marriage,[29] drive-by
shootings, extortion, and drug trafficking,[30] and the goals of the group "appear to
have alternated over time between criminal objectives and a more ideological
intent". The group has been designated as a terrorist group by the United Nations,
Australia, Canada, Indonesia .,Malaysia, the Philippines,[10] United Arab Emirates,
the United Kingdom, and the United States. In 2002, fighting Abu Sayyaf became a
mission of the American military's Operation Enduring Freedom and part of
the Global War on Terrorism. Several hundred United States soldiers are also
stationed in the area to mainly train local forces in counter terror and counter
guerrilla operations, but, as a status of forces agreement and under Philippine law,
they are not allowed to engage in direct combat. The group was founded
by Abdurajik Abubakar Janjalani, and led after his death in 1998 by his younger
brother Khadaffy Janjalani who was killed in 2007. On 23 July 2014, Abu Sayyaf
leader Isnilon Totoni Hapilon swore an oath of loyalty to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the
leader of ISIL.[6] In September 2014, the group began kidnapping people to ransom,
in the name of ISIL.[33][34]