Dawlah Islamiya, also called Islamic State of Lanao and formerly named as the Maute Group, is a radical Islamist group composed of former Moro Islamic Liberation Front guerrillas and foreign fighters. Based in Lanao del Sur, it was founded by brothers Abdullah and Omar Maute. The organization, which also conducted a protection racket operation in the municipality of Butig, clashes on several occasions with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the most significant of which began in May 2017 and culminated in the siege of Marawi.
Weapons and other paraphernalia allegedly owned by members of the Maute group; confiscated by the Philippine Army in July 2018
Abdullah Maute was a Filipino Islamist militant who co-founded, along with his brother Omar Maute, a Dawlah Islamiyah group in Mindanao, Philippines commonly known as the Wahhabi based Maute group after their surname.
Abdullah Maute as depicted in a wanted poster published by the Philippine National Police