Battle-of-marawi posts
Reuters More than 460 people have been killed since the battle for Marawi began on May 23, including 82 members of the security forces and 44 civilians. Read more: http://reut.rs/2tE9iIG Report via Reuters TV
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VICE News In the battle against ISIS in Marawi, "the streets are the killing zones."
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CNN A former henchman of ISIS' leader in Asia predicts the battle unfolding in Marawi City won't stop there.
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CNN International A former henchman of ISIS' leader in Asia predicts the battle unfolding in Marawi City won't stop there.
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The Wall Street Journal The U.S. embassy in Manila said U.S. Special Operations Forces are providing support to the Philippine military in Marawi, but wouldn’t discuss specifics.
U.S. Forces Backing Philippine Troops as Battle With Islamic State-Linked Militants Intensifies
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U.S. Special Operations Forces are providing support for Philippine fighters battling a militant group connected to ISIS in the southern town of Marawi, where fierce fighting has left at least 217 people dead.
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Reuters Philippines troops found bundles of banknotes and cheques worth about $1.6 million abandoned by Islamist militants holed up in Marawi City. See more: http://reut.rs/2sO0AUe
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Reuters At the beginning of the battle that has raged for the past 12 days in Marawi City, dozens of Islamist militants stormed its prison, overwhelming the guards: http://reut.rs/2rQL79z
Seizing of Philippines city by Islamist militants a wake-up call for Southeast Asia
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At the beginning of the battle that has raged for the past 12 days in Marawi City at the southern end of the Philippines, dozens of Islamist militants stormed its prison, overwhelming the guards.
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VICE News Militants linked to the Islamic State invaded the Filipino city of Marawi more than a week ago, prompting Duterte to declare martial law.
ISIS expands its global battlefield into the Philippines
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The Philippine Army said on Sunday that it had retaken most of the southern city of Marawi, a predominantly Muslim city of about 200,000 people, from the ISIS-linked militants. But the battle to contain ISIS from spreading its influence in the region Read more ... is ongoing. Militants linked to the Islamic State...
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The Wall Street Journal More than 100 people have been killed in the battle for Marawi city between Philippine government forces and the extremist Maute group, which has pledged allegiance to Islamic State.
Philippines Fights Islamic Militants in Marawi
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More than 100 people have been killed in the battle for Marawi city between Philippine government forces and the extremist Maute group, which has pledged allegiance to Islamic State. Photo: Getty Images
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NBC News The eight dead men, most of them shot in the head and some with hands tied behind their backs, were laborers who were stopped by the militants on the outskirts of Marawi City while trying to flee clashes, according to police.
Bodies of civilians dumped near ISIS-ravaged Marawi in the Philippines
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The discovery confirms speculation that ISIS-linked rebels killed civilians during clashes in Marawi City that led to martial law in the Philippines.
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