Smoke billows from a burning building as government troops continue their assault on its 105th day of clearing operations against pro-IS militants who have seized control of large parts of Marawi city ...

Evacuees walk through makeshift homes in Balo-i township, Lanao del Norte province after fleeing the besieged city of Marawi (Oct. 17, 2017). The surprisingly protracted and intense urban war that ...

The battle for Marawi began on May 23, when the Philippine military tried to capture Isnilon Hapilon, the head of a southern militia that has pledged loyalty to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. But ...

The death of top Islamist fighter Isnilon Hapilon is a rare celebratory moment for the Philippines military, which has been bogged down in a gruelling four-month battle to retake the southern city of ...

MARAWI, Philippines — No one saw it coming. Not the beheadings, nor the airstrikes, nor the 700 dead, nor the ruins of a lakeside city. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...

MARAWI, Philippines — Filipino troops guarding the ruins of a city freed from Islamic militants last month said American training and intelligence gave them an edge against the 1,000 insurgents who ...

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On May 23, 2017, a military operation by the Philippine government forced the capture of a top Islamic State-linked militant ...

CLARK, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government declared the end Monday to the militant siege of a southern city that lasted five months, left more than 1,100 people dead and sparked fears of the ...

The last time Mustapha Alauya L. Pacasum saw his ancestral home standing was three years ago. The spacious three-story concrete house in his hometown of Marawi, on the southern Philippine island of ...