Battle for Marawi: bitter siege that left a city in ruins
long siege of Marawi has cost 1,000 lives, and seen 400,000 people displaced (AFP Photo/Ferdinandh CABRERA)/ The death of top Islamist fighter Isnilon Hapilon is a rare celebratory moment for the Philippines military, which has been bogged down in a gruelling four-month battle to retake the southern city of Marawi. What began as a surprise takeover by militants that Manila said would be easily defeated, quickly descended into house-to-house fighting against a deceptively well-planned Islamist insurgency. The insurgents have withstood a ...
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