14-hour firefight in Marawi costs 50 gov’t casualties
The government’s operations against the Maute group resulted in 50 casualties among the Philippine Army troops on Friday, 17 days after President Rodrigo Duterte declared Martial Law in Mindanao.
The government’s operations against the Maute group resulted in 50 casualties among the Philippine Army troops on Friday, 17 days after President Rodrigo Duterte declared Martial Law in Mindanao.
Malacañang on Saturday said that President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to issue an executive order for the establishment of a rehabilitation program intended for the besieged Marawi City.
Government troops suffered 13 casualties on Friday, Day 18 of the fight against the local terrorist groups here.
As the entire nation is set to celebrate the 119th Independence day on June 12, the Armed Forces of the Philippines has set it as deadline to liberate the besieged Marawi City from the ISIS-linked Maute group.
Omina Romato Maute, also known as Farhana, the mother of Omar and Abdullah, was arrested in Barangay Tamboro Cormatan in Maisu, Lanao del Sur.