Newsmaker: Malaysian teacher seen as new 'emir' of pro-Islamic State militantsKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The battlefield deaths of two leaders of an Islamic State alliance in the southern Philippines could thrust a Malaysian who trained at an Al-Qaeda camp in Afghanistan as the militant group s new regional  emir , experts and officials say. Intelligence officials describe Malaysian Mahmud Ahmad as a financier and recruiter, who helped put together the coalition of pro-Islamic State (IS) fighters that stormed Marawi City in May.  Isnilon Hapilon, Islamic State s anointed  emir  in Southeast Asia, and Omarkhayam Maute, one of two Middle East-educated brothers at the helm of the militant alliance, were killed in a raid on a building in Marawi and their bodies  recovered on Monday, Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. Philippine authorities said they were still searching for Mahmud.  Based on our information, there is still one personality, Dr. Mahmud of Malaysia, and he is still in the main battle area with some Indonesians and Malaysians,  military chief, Gen. Eduardo Ano, said on Monday.  But their attitude is now different, they are no longer as aggressive as before.  He did not elaborate. Ano urged the 30 militants remaining in a shrinking combat zone to surrender and free hostages as troops stepped up their fight. Abdullah Maute, the alliance s military commander, was reported killed in August, though no body was found. Intelligence officials in Malaysia believe Mahmud left Marawi months ago. Malaysia s police counter-terrorism chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay told Reuters in July that Mahmud  managed to sneak out from Marawi city to another safe place with his followers .  The 39-year-old Mahmud, who holds a doctorate in religious studies and was a university lecturer in Kuala Lumpur, was Hapilon s second-in-command in the IS s Southeast Asia  caliphate , according to a July report by Indonesia-based Institute of Policy Analysis and Conflict (IPAC).  Sitting in the inner circle of the Marawi command center, Mahmud controlled recruitment and financing, the IPAC report said. He was the contact for foreigners wanting to join the fight in the Philippines or with IS in the Middle East, it said.  It wasn t just Indonesians and Malaysians contacting Dr. Mahmud ... he was also the contact for Bangladeshis in Malaysia who wanted to join the fighting in Mindanao,  IPAC s director Sidney Jones told Reuters. Rohan Gunaratna, an analyst at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore, described Mahmud as  the most important IS leader in Southeast Asia . Ahmad El-Muhammady, a lecturer at the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) and a counter-terrorism advisor to the police, said Mahmud often solicited funds for IS operations.   He s always the one asking people  does anyone have any money they d like to donate? , and he will usually reply when followers in the region ask him about the situation in the Philippines,  Ahmad said. Mahmud grew up in Batu Caves, a crowded Kuala Lumpur suburb, famous for a Hindu temple housed in a large complex of caverns.  Mahmud s wife and three children were last known to be living there, although Reuters could not locate them. Before leaving Malaysia in 2014, Mahmud taught young Muslim students at a tahfiz, a school to memorise the Koran, in Nakhoda, a village near Batu Caves, residents said.   When he (Mahmud) started the school, he did stay there for the first one or two years, but then he just disappeared,  said 50-year-old Zainon Mat Arshad, a Nakhoda resident who went to the mosque where Mahmud prayed.    When he was at the tahfiz school, he kept mostly to himself and if he had come over to pray on Friday, I don t think anyone would have recognized him,  said Zainon.  He didn t mingle with the local community.  Security experts say Mahmud studied at Pakistan s Islamabad Islamic University in the late 1990s before going to Afghanistan where he learned to make improvised explosive devices at an al Qaeda camp.  In 2000, he returned to Malaysia to get a doctorate, which earned him a post as a lecturer in the Islamic Studies faculty at the University of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. Former students described Mahmud as a quiet person who kept to himself.  He wasn t the kind of lecturer who hung out at cafes with his students as some others did,  said one former student, who declined to be identified. The few signs of his militant beliefs were discovered later, including a book he wrote on jihad under his nom de guerre, Abu Handzalah, said Ahmad, the IIUM lecturer.       He was put on Malaysia s most-wanted list in April 2014 after leaving the country with several others, including his aide, a Malaysian bomb maker named Mohammad Najib Husen, to work with the Abu Sayyaf group, notorious for violent kidnappings and beheadings in the southern Philippines, Ahmad said.  Mahmud received funding for the Marawi operation directly from IS headquarters, through the group s Southeast Asian unit led by Syrian-based Indonesian militant Bahrumsyah, the IPAC report said.    In a video released by the Philippines army in June, Mahmud is seen alongside Hapilon as well as Omarkhayam and Abdullah Maute - the pair of brothers who orchestrated the Marawi siege. (For a graphic on 'Pro Islamic State groups in the Philippine south' click tmsnrt.rs/2qVpzH5) (For a graphic on 'Battle for Marawi interactive' click tmsnrt.rs/2rhRPEa) worldnews
newspaper malaysian teacher seen new state militantskuala jumper reuters the battlefield deaths two leaders islamic state alliance southern philippines could thrust malaysian trained camp afghanistan militant group new regional emir experts officials say intelligence officials describe malaysian ahmed ahmad financier recruiter helped put together coalition state is fighters stormed malawi city may isnilon hamilton islamic state anointed emir southeast asia omarkhayam mate one two middle brothers helm militant alliance killed raid building malawi bodies recovered monday philippine defence secretary define lorenzana said philippine authorities said still searching ahmed based information still one personality ahmed malaysia still main battle area indonesian malaysian military chief eduardo ano said monday but attitude different longer aggressive he elaborate ano urged militants remaining shrinking combat zone surrender free hostages troops stepped fight abdullah mate alliance military commander reported killed august though body found intelligence officials malaysia believe ahmed left malawi months ago malaysia police chief you khan main pitch told reuters july ahmed managed sneak malawi city another safe place followers the ahmed holds doctorate religious studies university lecturer koala jumper hamilton is southeast asia caliphate according july report institute policy analysis conflict ipac sitting inner circle malawi command center ahmed controlled recruitment financing ipac report said he contact foreigners wanting join fight philippines is middle east said it indonesian malaysian contacting ahmed also contact bangladesh malaysia wanted join fighting mindanao ipac director sydney jones told reuters roman gunaratna analyst rajaratnam school international studies singapore described ahmed important is leader southeast asia ahmad lecturer international islamic university malaysia rium advisor police said ahmed often solicited funds is operations he always one asking people anyone money like donate usually reply followers region ask situation philippines ahmad said ahmed grew bat caves crowded koala jumper suburb famous hindu temple housed large complex caverns ahmed wife three children last known living although reuters could locate before leaving malaysia ahmed taught young muslim students tahfiz school memories korean naroda village near bat caves residents said when ahmed started school stay first one two years disappeared said cannon mat arched naroda resident went mosque ahmed prayed when tahfiz school kept mostly come pray friday i think anyone would recognized said cannon he single local community security experts say ahmed studied pakistan islamabad islamic university late going afghanistan learned make improvised explosive devices al qaeda camp in returned malaysia get doctorate earned post lecturer islamic studies faculty university malaysia koala jumper former students described ahmed quiet person kept he kind lecturer hung cafes students others said one former student declined identified the signs militant beliefs discovered later including book wrote jihad nom de guerre abu handzalah said ahmad rium lecturer he put malaysia list april leaving country several others including aide malaysian bomb maker named mohammad nail hasen work abu sayyaf group notorious violent kidnappings beheading southern philippines ahmad said ahmed received funding malawi operation directly is headquarters group southeast asian unit led indonesian militant bahrumsyah ipac report said in video released philippines army june ahmed seen alongside hamilton well omarkhayam abdullah mate pair brothers orchestrated malawi siege for graphic islamic state groups philippine south click for graphic malawi interactive click worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Newsmaker: Malaysian teacher seen as new 'emir' of pro-Islamic State militantsKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The battlefield deaths of two leaders of an Islamic State alliance in the southern Philippines could thrust a Malaysian who trained at an Al-Qaeda camp in Afghanistan as the militant group s new regional  emir , experts and officials say. Intelligence officials describe Malaysian Mahmud Ahmad as a financier and recruiter, who helped put together the coalition of pro-Islamic State (IS) fighters that stormed Marawi City in May.  Isnilon Hapilon, Islamic State s anointed  emir  in Southeast Asia, and Omarkhayam Maute, one of two Middle East-educated brothers at the helm of the militant alliance, were killed in a raid on a building in Marawi and their bodies  recovered on Monday, Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. Philippine authorities said they were still searching for Mahmud.  Based on our information, there is still one personality, Dr. Mahmud of Malaysia, and he is still in the main battle area with some Indonesians and Malaysians,  military chief, Gen. Eduardo Ano, said on Monday.  But their attitude is now different, they are no longer as aggressive as before.  He did not elaborate. Ano urged the 30 militants remaining in a shrinking combat zone to surrender and free hostages as troops stepped up their fight. Abdullah Maute, the alliance s military commander, was reported killed in August, though no body was found. Intelligence officials in Malaysia believe Mahmud left Marawi months ago. Malaysia s police counter-terrorism chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay told Reuters in July that Mahmud  managed to sneak out from Marawi city to another safe place with his followers .  The 39-year-old Mahmud, who holds a doctorate in religious studies and was a university lecturer in Kuala Lumpur, was Hapilon s second-in-command in the IS s Southeast Asia  caliphate , according to a July report by Indonesia-based Institute of Policy Analysis and Conflict (IPAC).  Sitting in the inner circle of the Marawi command center, Mahmud controlled recruitment and financing, the IPAC report said. He was the contact for foreigners wanting to join the fight in the Philippines or with IS in the Middle East, it said.  It wasn t just Indonesians and Malaysians contacting Dr. Mahmud ... he was also the contact for Bangladeshis in Malaysia who wanted to join the fighting in Mindanao,  IPAC s director Sidney Jones told Reuters. Rohan Gunaratna, an analyst at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore, described Mahmud as  the most important IS leader in Southeast Asia . Ahmad El-Muhammady, a lecturer at the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) and a counter-terrorism advisor to the police, said Mahmud often solicited funds for IS operations.   He s always the one asking people  does anyone have any money they d like to donate? , and he will usually reply when followers in the region ask him about the situation in the Philippines,  Ahmad said. Mahmud grew up in Batu Caves, a crowded Kuala Lumpur suburb, famous for a Hindu temple housed in a large complex of caverns.  Mahmud s wife and three children were last known to be living there, although Reuters could not locate them. Before leaving Malaysia in 2014, Mahmud taught young Muslim students at a tahfiz, a school to memorise the Koran, in Nakhoda, a village near Batu Caves, residents said.   When he (Mahmud) started the school, he did stay there for the first one or two years, but then he just disappeared,  said 50-year-old Zainon Mat Arshad, a Nakhoda resident who went to the mosque where Mahmud prayed.    When he was at the tahfiz school, he kept mostly to himself and if he had come over to pray on Friday, I don t think anyone would have recognized him,  said Zainon.  He didn t mingle with the local community.  Security experts say Mahmud studied at Pakistan s Islamabad Islamic University in the late 1990s before going to Afghanistan where he learned to make improvised explosive devices at an al Qaeda camp.  In 2000, he returned to Malaysia to get a doctorate, which earned him a post as a lecturer in the Islamic Studies faculty at the University of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. Former students described Mahmud as a quiet person who kept to himself.  He wasn t the kind of lecturer who hung out at cafes with his students as some others did,  said one former student, who declined to be identified. The few signs of his militant beliefs were discovered later, including a book he wrote on jihad under his nom de guerre, Abu Handzalah, said Ahmad, the IIUM lecturer.       He was put on Malaysia s most-wanted list in April 2014 after leaving the country with several others, including his aide, a Malaysian bomb maker named Mohammad Najib Husen, to work with the Abu Sayyaf group, notorious for violent kidnappings and beheadings in the southern Philippines, Ahmad said.  Mahmud received funding for the Marawi operation directly from IS headquarters, through the group s Southeast Asian unit led by Syrian-based Indonesian militant Bahrumsyah, the IPAC report said.    In a video released by the Philippines army in June, Mahmud is seen alongside Hapilon as well as Omarkhayam and Abdullah Maute - the pair of brothers who orchestrated the Marawi siege. (For a graphic on 'Pro Islamic State groups in the Philippine south' click tmsnrt.rs/2qVpzH5) (For a graphic on 'Battle for Marawi interactive' click tmsnrt.rs/2rhRPEa) worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: newspaper malaysian teacher seen new state militantskuala jumper reuters the battlefield deaths two leaders islamic state alliance southern philippines could thrust malaysian trained camp afghanistan militant group new regional emir experts officials say intelligence officials describe malaysian ahmed ahmad financier recruiter helped put together coalition state is fighters stormed malawi city may isnilon hamilton islamic state anointed emir southeast asia omarkhayam mate one two middle brothers helm militant alliance killed raid building malawi bodies recovered monday philippine defence secretary define lorenzana said philippine authorities said still searching ahmed based information still one personality ahmed malaysia still main battle area indonesian malaysian military chief eduardo ano said monday but attitude different longer aggressive he elaborate ano urged militants remaining shrinking combat zone surrender free hostages troops stepped fight abdullah mate alliance military commander reported killed august though body found intelligence officials malaysia believe ahmed left malawi months ago malaysia police chief you khan main pitch told reuters july ahmed managed sneak malawi city another safe place followers the ahmed holds doctorate religious studies university lecturer koala jumper hamilton is southeast asia caliphate according july report institute policy analysis conflict ipac sitting inner circle malawi command center ahmed controlled recruitment financing ipac report said he contact foreigners wanting join fight philippines is middle east said it indonesian malaysian contacting ahmed also contact bangladesh malaysia wanted join fighting mindanao ipac director sydney jones told reuters roman gunaratna analyst rajaratnam school international studies singapore described ahmed important is leader southeast asia ahmad lecturer international islamic university malaysia rium advisor police said ahmed often solicited funds is operations he always one asking people anyone money like donate usually reply followers region ask situation philippines ahmad said ahmed grew bat caves crowded koala jumper suburb famous hindu temple housed large complex caverns ahmed wife three children last known living although reuters could locate before leaving malaysia ahmed taught young muslim students tahfiz school memories korean naroda village near bat caves residents said when ahmed started school stay first one two years disappeared said cannon mat arched naroda resident went mosque ahmed prayed when tahfiz school kept mostly come pray friday i think anyone would recognized said cannon he single local community security experts say ahmed studied pakistan islamabad islamic university late going afghanistan learned make improvised explosive devices al qaeda camp in returned malaysia get doctorate earned post lecturer islamic studies faculty university malaysia koala jumper former students described ahmed quiet person kept he kind lecturer hung cafes students others said one former student declined identified the signs militant beliefs discovered later including book wrote jihad nom de guerre abu handzalah said ahmad rium lecturer he put malaysia list april leaving country several others including aide malaysian bomb maker named mohammad nail hasen work abu sayyaf group notorious violent kidnappings beheading southern philippines ahmad said ahmed received funding malawi operation directly is headquarters group southeast asian unit led indonesian militant bahrumsyah ipac report said in video released philippines army june ahmed seen alongside hamilton well omarkhayam abdullah mate pair brothers orchestrated malawi siege for graphic islamic state groups philippine south click for graphic malawi interactive click worldnews