Philippines: Bloody Fighting In Marawi

According to the Philippine army, terrorists of the Maute group have snipers positioned at the top of the minarets.

In the southern Philippines, a bloody day in Marawi, under the terrorist yoke for two weeks - Thirteen soldiers died in violent clashes against the Maute group, backed by the Islamic state organization.

The Philippine Army announces progressing street by street to regain complete control of the city to terrorists, helped by foreign jihadists from Southeast Asia and the Middle East and fighting alongside them. On Saturday morning, June 10, it is also learned that US special forces are involved in military operations.

The 13 soldiers killed yesterday, Friday 9 June, were killed by explosive devices and rocket launchers. According to the Philippine army, the terrorists of the Maute group have snipers positioned at the top of the minarets of the mosques of Marawi. The army also claims to have discovered several subterranean tunnels, several years old and able to serve as weapons caches.

Finally, the Maute group would use civilians as human shields. Previously, the Philippine army had promised the release of the city in a few days, while today the US Embassy in Manila reveals the participation of US special forces in support of Philippine troops.

Assistance "technical"

Officially, so far the Philippine army evokes a purely " technical "  assistance from Washington. The main target of the military operations, the national number one of the EI organization, Isnilon Hapilon, would be alive and would always be in the fighting zone in the city center.

Accused of wanting to federate the jihadists of the region under the banner of the EI, Isnilon Hapilon is among the terrorists most sought after by the United States. The number of civilians displaced by the conflict in Marawi now exceeds 200,000. The army announces that a total of 138 terrorists have died since the clashes began.