kuala lumpur battlefield deaths two leaders islamic state alliance southern philippines could thrust malaysian train al-qaeda camp afghanistan militant group new regional emir experts officials say intelligence officials describe malaysian mahmud ahmad financier recruiter help put together coalition pro-islamic state fighters storm marawi city may isnilon hapilon islamic state anoint emir southeast asia omarkhayam maute one two middle east-educated brothers helm militant alliance kill raid build marawi body recover monday philippine defence secretary delfin lorenzana say philippine authorities say still search mahmud base information still one personality dr. mahmud malaysia still main battle area indonesians malaysians military chief gen. eduardo ano say monday attitude different long aggressive elaborate ano urge 30 militants remain shrink combat zone surrender free hostages troop step fight abdullah maute alliance military commander report kill august though body find intelligence officials malaysia believe mahmud leave marawi months ago malaysia police counter-terrorism chief ayob khan mydin pitchay tell reuters july mahmud manage sneak marawi city another safe place followers 39-year-old mahmud hold doctorate religious study university lecturer kuala lumpur hapilon second-in-command southeast asia caliphate accord july report indonesia-based institute policy analysis conflict ipac sit inner circle marawi command center mahmud control recruitment finance ipac report say contact foreigners want join fight philippines middle east say indonesians malaysians contact dr. mahmud ... also contact bangladeshis malaysia want join fight mindanao ipac director sidney jones tell reuters rohan gunaratna analyst s. rajaratnam school international study singapore describe mahmud important leader southeast asia ahmad el-muhammady lecturer international islamic university malaysia iium counter-terrorism advisor police say mahmud often solicit fund operations always one ask people anyone money like donate usually reply followers region ask situation philippines ahmad say mahmud grow batu cave crowd kuala lumpur suburb famous hindu temple house large complex cavern mahmud wife three children last know live although reuters could locate leave malaysia 2014 mahmud teach young muslim students tahfiz school memorise koran nakhoda village near batu cave residents say mahmud start school stay first one two years disappear say 50-year-old zainon mat arshad nakhoda resident go mosque mahmud pray tahfiz school keep mostly come pray friday think anyone would recognize say zainon mingle local community security experts say mahmud study pakistan islamabad islamic university late 1990s go afghanistan learn make improvise explosive devices al qaeda camp 2000 return malaysia get doctorate earn post lecturer islamic study faculty university malaysia kuala lumpur former students describe mahmud quiet person keep kind lecturer hang cafes students others say one former student decline identify sign militant beliefs discover late include book write jihad nom de guerre abu handzalah say ahmad iium lecturer put malaysia most-wanted list april 2014 leave country several others include aide malaysian bomb maker name mohammad najib husen work abu sayyaf group notorious violent kidnappings behead southern philippines ahmad say mahmud receive fund marawi operation directly headquarter group southeast asian unit lead syrian-based indonesian militant bahrumsyah ipac report say video release philippines army june mahmud see alongside hapilon well omarkhayam abdullah maute pair brothers orchestrate marawi siege graphic 'pro islamic state group philippine south click tmsnrt.rs/2qvpzh5 graphic 'battle marawi interactive click tmsnrt.rs/2rhrpea newsmaker malaysian teacher see new 'emir pro-islamic state militants