Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - A ranar 10 ga Yuni, 2017, yayin rikicin Marawi
, Sojojin Philippine sun yi iƙirarin cewa an kashe 'yan uwan Maute a cikin wani harbi, kodayake ba a ba da cikakken bayani ba. A ranar 4 ga Satumba, 2017, sojoji sun ba da sanarwar cewa an kashe Abdullah a ranar 7 ga Agusta, 2017 a wani harin sama. Sun ambaci masu goyon bayan ISIL suna shelar mutuwarsa a matsayin aikin shahada a dandalin sada zumunta na Telegram. An kira shi "Sheik Al Miyahad Abu Al Hassan", sunan da aka san cewa ya yi amfani da shi a cikin cibiyar sadarwar ISIL. A watan Satumbar 2017, sojoji sun bayyana cewa Omar kadai ne daga cikin 'yan uwan Maute bakwai ya kasance da rai, yayin da aka kashe sauran shida a yaƙi.