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October 24, 2017

Philippines: Marawi in Ruins as Government Declares Victory After Long Fight
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U.S. Pentagon chief Jim Mattis arrived in the Philippines Monday for an
annual meeting of regional defense ministers, as the Philippines
government declared victory in its months-long battle to dislodge
ISIS-allied militants in the city of Marawi. Human rights groups say the
fighting displaced over 200,000 people and left more than 1,000
civilians dead. Over the summer, the Pentagon confirmed U.S. troops
assisted the fight with training, aerial surveillance and electronic
eavesdropping.


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