ABOUT 50 Islamic State-linked Maute terrorists are still holed up in Marawi City as their snipers have taken over the battle with government troops, a spokesman for the military said on Wednesday. “Because of the ongoing operations, there might be less [of the Maute members]. I cannot give an exact count because this is all an estimate so per estimate, probably, 50 thereabouts [are still in Marawi],” Brig. He also warned of the possibility that civilians and troops may be targetted by Maute snipers hiding inside the buildings in Marawi. In fact, he only commanded our forces to continue with the ongoing operations and even ordered us to give importance to the lives of the civilians taken as hostages,” he said.

Source: Manila Times July 26, 2017 09:56 UTC