Indonesia:  Indonesian security forces on Sunday killed two suspected militants with ties to the Islamic State group who were believed to be connected to the killing of Christian farmers on Sulawesi island, the country’s military said.

The gunfight reportedly took place in Parigi Moutong district at about 3 a.m. local time. The killed suspects were identified as Rukli and Ahmad Gazali, according to the Central Sulawesi Police's spokesperson Didik Supranoto.  

The spokesman added that the task force continued to search for three suspected militants that managed to escape into the forest during the gunfight. The Indonesian joint-security forces are hunting down the remaining members of the terrorist group led by Ali Kalora in Central Sulawesi following multiple terrorist attacks. The team was able to approach the camp early Sunday with five militants inside, however, three militants escaped the firefight into the jungle, as per reports.

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