Islamic State fighters add complications to U.S. counterterrorism mission in Philippines

Philippine forces pressed their offensive to drive out militants linked to the Islamic State group after days of fighting left corpses in the streets and hundreds of civilians begging for rescue from a besieged southern city of Marawi last year. ... more >

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times - Sunday, September 30, 2018

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