What happened in Marawi? Why was the city in the southern Philippines captured by ISIL fighters and how did the military take back Marawi?

The city is being destroyed in order to save it from a group affiliated with the so-called Islamic State. The U.S. advisers reported there in June are nowhere to be seen.

More than a week after ISIS-linked militants seized Marawi, the Philippine military suffered a significant blow in its bid to retake the southern city: The country's defense secretary, Delfin ...

Marawi City’s scenic splendor is for the oil canvasses, and many painters would dearly portray.

In an apparent effort to forestall a repeat of the war in Marawi City, the government recently announced a plan to put up another military camp there, this time within striking distance of ground zero ...

Marawi, a predominantly Muslim city in a majority-Christian country, has been roiled by bloodshed since jihadi fighters seized parts of the urban center late last month. An alliance of ISIS ...

MARAWI CITY (PIA) — Mayor Majul U. Gandamra expressed pride in Marawi’s advancements and stressed the importance of continued collaboration among government, civil society, and the public to maintain ...

As uncertain as the future is for Abdullah and her family outside Marawi, it is more confusing inside the city. The number of ISIS-allied fighters, as stated in military press briefings, has ...

In 2017, thousands of people were displaced by a five-month armed conflict in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, southern Philippines. Among those who were deeply affected were families whose loved ones were ...

The siege of Marawi began on May 23, when the Maute Group, who have pledged allegiance to ISIS, stormed the city, released prisoners from the jail, and took hostages.

Memories of fasting in beautiful Marawi Marawi, the capital of Lanao del Sur province, is the religious centre of the Maranaos, a tight-knit indigenous Muslim community in Mindanao.

Someone told Mimi that Marawi City, from a distance, is like an old town on the hillside in the south of France — beautiful and enchanting as the Islamic city is beside a lake and surrounded by ...