Olowan Magarang recalls the moment he knew it was time to flee his home in Marawi, on the southern Philippines' island of Mindanao. It was in May 2017, two days into a siege by militants aligned with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, left, together with Armed Forces Chief Gen. Eduardo Ano, right, reads a statement ...

Philippine troops detained and tortured civilians trying to flee a besieged southern city during a five-month battle with militants loyal to the Islamic State group, Amnesty International alleged ...

Defence chiefs announced on Monday that the fighting, which claimed more than 1,100 lives and left the eastern half of Marawi in ruins... Defence chiefs announced on Monday that the fighting, which ...

More than four months of fighting between Philippine government security forces and terrorist fighters claiming to have links with the so-called Islamic State left Marawi a virtual ghost city. The ...

Soldiers take positions while evading sniper fire as they try to clear the city of armed militants one street at a time, on May 25, 2017 in Marawi city, southern Philippines. Marawi residents return ...

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine troops clashed briefly with pro-Islamic State militants in the volatile south on Saturday, the army said, in their first engagement since the government retook Marawi ...