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100 dead in Marawi clashes

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News

<h2>Women, child among fatalities</h2><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/05/29/052917_marawi.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Government soldiers fighting the Maute group advance their position in Marawi City, Sunday. <cite>Erik De Castro, Reuters</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The fighting between government troops and Maute rebels in the southern city of Marawi has left 100 people dead, the military confirmed Monday, as the crisis entered its 7th day.</p><p>Among the fatalities were 61 Maute extremists, 20 government troops and 19 civilians, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Col. Edgar Arevalo told radio DZMM.</p><p>Of the civilian casualties, 8 men were <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/28/17/8-civilians-found-dead-in-ditch-approaching-marawi"><strong>found dead in a ditch</strong></a> approaching Marawi City on Sunday. Beside them was a cardboard sign with the word &quot;munafik,&quot; which means traitor.</p><p>Another 8 bodies -- 4 men, 3 women and a child -- were recovered Sunday afternoon near a university in Marawi&#x27;s town center.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">1 of 8 casualties recovered by Lanao del Sur PDRRMO inside the warzone in Marawi is a female estimated to be 4-5 years old | via <a href="https://twitter.com/rongagalac">@rongagalac</a> <a href="https://t.co/0tB6Zd0ZSu">pic.twitter.com/0tB6Zd0ZSu</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/868720190002835457">May 28, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Arevalo said most of the civilian fatalities died from gunshot wounds.</p><p>&quot;Karamihan po, binabaril, tadtad ng bala ang katawan. Mayroon po tayong mga nakikita sa mga larawan na karimarimarim, kalunos-lunos po ang kanilang itsura,&quot; he said.<br/><br/>Recovering the remains of the fatalities however was not an immediate priority, as the military focus remained on rescuing civilians and containing the terror threat, Arevalo added.</p><p>&quot;Ang priority namin ay kung paano namin mase-secure ang Marawi City at maliligtas ang mga bihag na sibilyan,&quot; he explained.</p><p>&quot;Kailangan pong matapos na natin ito sa mas madaling panahon... Hindi po tayo pwedeng huminto. Kaya tayo po ay humihingi ng paumanhin at pang-unawa sa ating mga kapatid na Muslim.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y7cTEfOuVgs" width="560"></iframe></figure><p>The AFP earlier said it will sustain surgical airstrikes to crush the rebel forces.</p><p>Arevalo said the military has also recommended to cut cellphone signals in the area, which can be used to set off bombs.</p><p>The official urged the public anew to refrain from sharing online information on the troops&#x27; location, as well as photos and videos which may be used by Maute to gain recognition from international terror groups.</p><p>The pandemonium erupted in Marawi Tuesday after a botched mission to arrest Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon.</p>

<p>The fighting between government troops and Maute rebels in the southern city of Marawi has left 100 people dead, the military confirmed Monday, as the crisis entered its 7th day.</p>

The fighting between government troops and Maute rebels in the southern city of Marawi has left 100 people dead, the military confirmed Monday, as the crisis entered its 7th day.

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100 dead in Marawi clashes

Jamaine Punzalan,

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Published May 29, 2017 08:04 AM PHT

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Updated May 29, 2017 09:17 AM PHT

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