A Philippine soldier scans the streets for a sniper on June 6 in Marawi City on the southern Philippines island of Mindanao. Debris and smoke rise after a Philippine bomb hit the suspected locations of Islamist militants in Marawi City in the southern Philippines. Up to 600 U.S. Special Operations troops at a time assisted the Philippine military in the following years, occasionally facing combat despite their advisory role. The video named Isnilon Hapilon, also known as Abu Abdullah al-Filipini, as the Islamic State’s emir in the Philippines. Malaysia and Indonesia are also increasingly concerned about the southern Philippines being used to launch operations in their countries, he said.

Source: Washington Post June 12, 2017 20:00 UTC