Air strikes continue to pound Marawi City on June 29, 2017, more than a month after the Maute Group seized the city. A soldier walks past a bombed-out mosque in Butig, Lanao del Sur after government troops retook Butig town from the Maute group in December 2016. MindaNews photo by Froilan GallardoBut after two weeks, the Maute Group failed in its bid to occupy the town of Butig. It is said that the Maute Group even sent fighters to the ISIS war in the Middle East. The residents’ cash and jewelry were also secured to fill the Maute Group’s war chest.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 16, 2022 14:30 UTC