Media ID: 55377219
Caption:
Media ID: 55377003
Caption:
Media ID: 55376631
Caption:
Media ID: 55376446
Caption:
Media ID: 55376245
Caption:
Caption:
Officials from the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia link arms prior to the start of their Trilateral Security Meeting in suburban Pasay city, southeast of Manila, Philippines on June 22, 2017. (AP)
Caption:
Debris and fire is seen after an OV-10 Bronco aircraft released a bomb, during an airstrike, as government forces continue their assault against insurgents from the Maute group, who have taken over large parts of Marawi City, Philippines June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
Philippines Launches Offensive to Recapture Marawi from Militants
Philippine aircraft and troops launched on Tuesday a renewed push against Islamist militants entrenched in a southern city, with the aim of clearing the area by the weekend Eid festival, a military spokesman said. The offensive came amid worry that rebel...Caption:
FILE PHOTO: A view of the Maute group stronghold with an ISIS flag in Marawi City in southern Philippines May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo
Southeast Asian Nations United in Fight Against Terrorism
London – Militants, pirates, drug traffickers, gun runners – the waters between Borneo and the southern Philippines have them all. However, as an ISIS faction burst on the scene in recent weeks, this corner of Southeast Asia plumbed new levels of...Caption:
An abandoned hospital window is seen full of bullet holes, as government soldiers continue their assault against the Maute group in Marawi City, Philippines June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
Blasts Rock Besieged Marawi … Philippines Celebrates Independence Day
Marawi (Philippines)-On his Facebook profile page Omarkhayam Romato Maute describes himself as a “Walking Time-Bomb.” When a band of militants led by Omarkhayam and one of his brothers overran a town in the southern Philippines on May 23, festooning its alleyways with...Caption:
Philippine troops. (AP)