Pro-ISIS rebels continued to hold several hostages in a southern Philippine school on Wednesday despite earlier reports that the insurgents have retreated from the building, military officials said. Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla initially reported the rebels withdrew from the school after reinforcement troops arrived. He later said the troops reported that the rebels were still held up at the building, with other insurgents returning to the area. The U.S. military in recent weeks deployed a P3 Orion aircraft to provide surveillance and intelligence to troops battling more than 100 gunmen holding an unspecified number of hostages in Marawi.

Source: Fox News June 21, 2017 08:37 UTC