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Fighting reignites in Marawi

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/05/25/052517_marawi.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">A government soldier in an armored personnel carrier stands on guard at a checkpoint along a main highway in Pantar town, Lanao del Norte, after residents started to evacuate their hometown of Marawi Wednesday. <cite>Romeo Ranoco, Reuters</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div>MARAWI, Lanao del Sur - Sounds of gunshot and blasts pierced the heart of this southern city anew on Thursday, just a day after the military said it has succeeded in driving rebel forces to Marawi&#x27;s fringes.ABS-CBN sources said the rumble of fighting came some 500 meters away from the Lanao provincial capitol, located in the town center.Black-clad Maute and Abu Sayyaf bandits were also reportedly spotted in major roads and bridges, where military reinforcements are set to pass through.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/25/17/marawi-death-toll-rises-as-govt-grapples-with-terrorist-rumors">Marawi death toll rises as govt grapples with terrorist rumors</a></li></ul>Authorities however have yet to confirm if the extremists had succeeded in regrouping and securing back-up forces.<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/402HACO3Fqk" width="560"></iframe></figure>The <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/05/23/17/timeline-maute-attack-in-marawi-city">pandemonium in Marawi</a> first erupted on Tuesday, after extremists torched several buildings and battled state forces, leaving <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/05/24/17/he-died-in-the-hands-of-people-he-came-to-protect">7 state troops</a> and 13 Maute fighters dead.President Rodrigo Duterte has declared <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/24/17/duterte-may-expand-martial-law-to-visayas">martial law</a> in the entire Mindanao on the same day.On Wednesday, the military announced that the extremists have fled and that the government has recaptured the city hall, the Mindanao State University, and the Amai Pakpak Medical Hospital.A lull in the fighting then allowed Marawi residents to <a href="http:// http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/24/17/look-marawi-residents-flee-during-lull-in-fighting">flee</a> to the neighboring towns of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro in droves.Areas where the skirmishes started remained &quot;ghost towns&quot; on Thursday, ABS-CBN sources said.Narrow streets were empty of motorists. Pavements meanwhile were littered with hastily abandoned stalls and various goods.The few residents who chose to stay in Marawi were mostly those whose houses were located near the military camp.The military has <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/24/17/military-rules-out-air-strikes-vs-maute-in-marawi">ruled out using airstrikes</a> to flush out rebels for the sake of the remaining civilians.

MARAWI, Lanao del Sur - Sounds of gunshot and blasts pierced the heart of this southern city anew on Thursday, just a day after the military said it has succeeded in driving rebel forces to Marawi's fringes.

MARAWI, Lanao del Sur - Sounds of gunshot and blasts pierced the heart of this southern city anew on Thursday, just a day after the military said it has succeeded in driving rebel forces to Marawi's fringes.

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Fighting reignites in Marawi

Chiara Zambrano,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 25, 2017 12:01 PM PHT

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Updated May 26, 2017 12:49 AM PHT

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