Government troops killed in Marawi have reached 105 amid continued fighting against Islamic State-linked Maute terrorists in the war-torn city, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Saturday. Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, spokesman for the AFP’s Joint Task Force Marawi, said the 100th fatality was an Army man killed during combat operations in Marawi. Moreover, the number of barangay (villages) controlled by the Maute terrorists has decreased to three from four. On Friday night, Herrera told reporters the village of Moncad, previously a stronghold of the Maute terrorists, was cleared three days before. Fagyan, who was wounded on his right arm, was among the soldiers who confronted the Maute in Marawi.

Source: Manila Times July 22, 2017 16:43 UTC