Updates on the ongoing clash between the government of the Philippines and the ISIS-affiliate Maute group…
President Rodrigo Duterte returned early from a trip to Russia and declared martial law on the island of Mindanao:
Duterte Declares Limited Martial Law As Bloodshed Breaks Out In Marawi City https://t.co/2VGr3RL6ok
— NPR (@NPR) May 23, 2017
Duterte went on to claim that the terrorists beheaded a local police chief:
#BREAKING: #Philippines President #RodrigoDuterte says that militants have beheaded a local police chief in the southern city of #Marawi.
— Jon Haworth (@JonHaworth_) May 24, 2017
There are also reports of hostages taken, including a priest, at a church:
Priest among 14 hostages taken in siege of Marawi https://t.co/N9WYZyLoiB pic.twitter.com/B5tWYb6tdq
— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) May 24, 2017
#ISIS takes priest hostage and burns down church in major Philippine city https://t.co/Rvz9iUkRPR #Marawi
— Al-Masdar News (@TheArabSource) May 24, 2017
FOX NEWS ALERT: ISIS takes priest and more than a dozen worshippers hostage in Marawi, Philippines pic.twitter.com/TECeJug1y1
— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) May 24, 2017
And there are reports that the ISIS-linked terrorists freed prisoners from the city’s jail:
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DILG: Maute group frees 107 inmates from Marawi City jail https://t.co/uecPhlmZuB pic.twitter.com/yKuONTv8sX
— GMA News (@gmanews) May 24, 2017
Some residents are evacuating the city:
IN PHOTOS: Residents continue to evacuate following the clashes between gov't troops and the Maute rebels in Marawi City. | via @sec_judy pic.twitter.com/9RuaqGyHFe
— The Philippine Star (@PhilippineStar) May 24, 2017
LOOK: LTFRB deploys buses to Marawi to rescue civilians out of the city. #MarawiClash | via @jacquemanabat pic.twitter.com/0ga0P42tuI
— ABS-CBN News Channel (@ANCALERTS) May 24, 2017
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BREAKING: Soldiers reportedly battling ISIS affiliate Maute group in Marawi, Philippines https://t.co/FkOtVbDXXq
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 23, 2017
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