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Duterte Struggles to Subdue Months-Old Islamic State Insurgency in Christian Philippines

- Oktober 05, 2017
Philippine troops ride on their truck on their way to the frontline in the outskirts of Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao on June 28, 2017. Islamist militants occupying parts of a southern Philippine city used a water route to bring in ammunition and evacuate wounded fighters, helping them withstand a five-week military offensive, the army said June 27. / AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
The Philippines has been battling to eradicate the Islamic State's (ISIS) presence from its southern chain of islands as the terrorist organization seeks to secure its hold over the Islamic City of Marawi on the island of Mindanao.
 

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