Author: DIVINA M. SUSON

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Read more about the article Death toll continues to rise on 63rd day of Marawi crisis
IN DANGER. Ground forces involved in the continuing military offensives against the ISIS-linked Maute group and Abu Sayyaf in Marawi are also in danger of being hit by the so-called "friendly" fire or airstrikes. On Wednesday, 11 soldiers were killed while 10 others were wounded when a bomb dropped from an air force plane landed into their position. (Alexander D. Lopez/davaotoday.com photo)

Death toll continues to rise on 63rd day of Marawi crisis

The death toll on government side has climbed to more than 100 as government armed ?f?orces ?continued to ?battle with the fighters of the Islamic State-linked Maute Group, which entered its 63rd day on Monday. ?The government military said it already sustained 109 soldiers who died since the Maute Group mounted its attack on Marawi City May 23.

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Read more about the article Provincial gov’t holds mass burial for remains of 27 Marawi casualties
The provincial government of Lanao del Sur buries on Monday, July 24, the 27 sets of human remains in Maqbar Public Cemetery in Barangay Papandayan Caniogan, Marawi City. (Divina M. Suson)

Provincial gov’t holds mass burial for remains of 27 Marawi casualties

The Lanao del Sur Provincial Crisis Management Committee buried on Monday, July 24, the 27 sets of human bones, inside the Maqbara Public Cemetery in Barangay Papandayan Caniogan, here.

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Read more about the article WAR-TORN CITY
WAR-TORN CITY. There is no silencing of the guns in Marawi City on the day President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his second State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 24. This is the latest photo of Banggolo District in Marawi City, the main battle area of the government troops and the terrorist Maute-ISIS taken Saturday, July 22. As ?Congress on its joint session approved the extension of Martial Law in Mindanao, death toll of the Philippine troops rises to 105 while 428 suspected terrorists are killed, as of 2 pm of July 22. (Photo by Divina M. Suson)

WAR-TORN CITY

There is no silencing of the guns in Marawi City on the day President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his second State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 24. This is the latest photo of Banggolo District in Marawi City, the main battle area of the government troops and the terrorist Maute-ISIS taken Saturday, July 22. (More...) (Photo by Divina M. Suson)

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