ISIS-linked group under heavy fire in the Philippines as civilians flee
A Filipino government troop conducts patrol on a reclaimed former Maute stronghold in Marawi City, Mindanao Island, southern Philippines on May 30, 2017, as fighting between Islamist militants and government forces continues. According to news reports, more than a 100 people have been killed in ongoing clashes between rebels and the Philippine army in Marawi in southern Philippines, a government spokesperson said. At least four rebels from the Maute group – with links to the so-called Islamic State (IS or ISIS, ISIL) – and two soldiers were ...
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