The military on Sunday said it will continue “precision” air strikes and artillery fire at specific locations to expedite clearing operations in Marawi City. Bombs were dropped by military air assets to flush out the remaining terrorists on the sixth day of fighting. “The AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) focus continues on safely clearing Marawi of terrorist elements still holed up within pockets of the city,” AFP spokesperson Brig. On the government side, 15 were killed (11 soldiers, 4 policemen) as of Saturday, while the injured state forces were at 39. Padilla also said that 19 civilians were killed by the terrorists, with eight bodies recovered outside the Marawi State University.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 28, 2017 09:27 UTC