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ollowing the deaths of Daeng Koro and Imam, two senior members of the militant group led by Santoso, alias Abu Wardah, police have reiterated their call for the rest of the gang to surrender.

'€œYou are already weak. We will continue to pursue and capture you dead or alive,'€ Central Sulawesi Police chief Brig. Gen. Idham Azis said in Palu on Monday.

According to Idham, several terrorist attacks, which took place from 2011 until 2014 in Poso and Palu, both in Central Sulawesi, were carried out by the gang led by Santoso and Daeng Koro.

Remnants of the group have now dispersed.

Daeng Koro'€™s men are currently seeking hiding places after police conducted a raid in Parigi Moutong, while Santoso'€™s men are believed to be still in the woods in Poso.

Daeng Koro, who is believed to have been Santoso'€™s right-hand man, was shot dead during a raid on Mount Pangi, Parigi Moutong regency on Friday.

On Sunday, the police also gunned down another of the group'€™s leaders, Imam alias Farid, in Kebun Kopi area in the regency.

According to police, Imam was the main actor in the murder of two residents in Tamadue village, Poso regency, on Christmas Eve in 2014.

Imam also carried out a bombing in Pantanggolemba village, Poso Pesisir district, as well as ambushing a police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) armored car in Tangkura village, Poso Pesisir.

The remains of Imam and Daeng Koro are being held in the morgue at the Bhayangkara Police Hospital in Palu. The Central Sulawesi Police have coordinated with the Southeast Sulawesi Police to take DNA samples from Imam'€™s relatives in Bima for positive identification.

Imam'€™s body will be returned to his family after the DNA tests are completed.

North Parigi Police chief Second Insp. Marciano Runtu has been identified as the officer who shot Iman. '€œImam could no longer move after the third shot. He might have already been dead by then,'€ Marciano told reporters on Monday.

He said the shooting took place at a farmer'€™s hut near Toboli village, North Parigi district, located some 14 kilometers from Parigi Moutong.

A farmer had informed police that an unidentified person was inside his hut.

In the police follow-up, Marciano and members of the police'€™s Sabhara rapid response unit, along with the hut owner, confirmed the report, but for his men'€™s safety, Marciano decided to approach the hut alone.

Marciano arrived at the location and met the man. After exchanging greetings, he asked him to show his identity card.

According to Marciano, Imam appeared weak and dishevelled, probably from exhaustion and hunger after being chased from the Sakina mountains region.

Unexpectedly, Imam pulled out a revolver and pointed it at Marciano and tried to shoot but the weapon misfired twice.

Imam tried to shoot again, but Marciano, a martial arts trainer at the Parigi Mouton Police station, grabbed him and disarmed him before directing a blow to Imam'€™s neck and then shooting him as he tried to escape.