The Maute group ([mut] or [mute]), also known as the Islamic State of Lanao,[2] is

a radical Islamist group composed of former Moro Islamic Liberation Front guerrillas and some
foreign fighters[3] led by Abdullah Maute, the alleged founder of a Dawlah Islamiya, or Islamic
state based in Lanao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines.[4] 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.[5][6] There are reports that Omar Maute, Abdullah's brother, was killed in that clash.[7] There are
also reports to the contrary, claiming that he escaped before the camp was overrun and is still
alive;[8]video footage found on a cellphone captured by Philippine government troops during
the Marawi crisis indicates this to be true.[9] Since then the group, which a Philippine Army brigade
commander characterized as terrorist,[10] has been conducting a protection racket in the remote
settlements of Butig.[4]