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Mindanao report

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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is targeting to fully recover and end the ongoing conflict in Marawi City in the next two to three weeks, according to a top official


Image: Smoke rises from houses as battles continue in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao on August 28, 2017.Soldiers killed 10 suspected militants on August 28 as they attempted to infiltrate by boat, a Philippine city that has been under siege by pro-Islamic State gunmen for over three months, officials said.( Ferdinand Cabrera-Getty Images)


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