Posted on 05/23/2017 1:18:40 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Deadly clashes erupted between government troops and Islamist militants Tuesday in the southern city of Marawi, prompting Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte to declare martial law there and the rest of the island of Mindanao, the state-run Philippines News Agency reported.
Duterte is cutting short an official visit to Moscow because of the clashes, PNA reported.
Martial law will be in effect on the Muslim-majority southern Philippines island for 60 days "to suppress lawless violence and rebellion and for public safety, Duterte spokesman Ernesto Abella said, according to PNA.
Clashes between government forces and the Maute group, an Islamist militant organization based in Mindanao, began in Marawai, a city of about 200,000 people, PNA reported.
Two soldiers and a police officer have been killed, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said.
Authorities have accused the Maute of involvement in a bombing in Duterte's hometown of Davao in September that left 14 people dead.
Terrorism has been a persistent problem in the southern Philippines, where Maute and militant group Abu Sayyaf are based.
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IOt is my hope that he kills all terrorists.
It is my hope that he kills all terrorists.
Time to go “Black Jack Pershing” on them.
I recommend a nuking from orbit...
If all Moslems are dead, there can be no Moslems left to kill others.
On the set of...
ROP, take 1500 years!
“It is my hope that he kills all terrorists”
I agree. Kill them all, this is war.
For those who are interested, The Maute group, also known as the Islamic State of Lanao, is a radical Islamist group composed of former Moro Islamic Liberation Front guerrillas and some foreign fighters led by Abdullah Maute, the alleged founder of a Dawlah Islamiya, or Islamic state based in Lanao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines. It has ties to ISIS.
We know that because the Maute group is regularly seen carrying black flags bearing the insignia of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). In fact, training manuals and other documents for militants under the Islamic State were recovered from their captured camp, indicating that the group has links with ISIS.
There - fixed it for you.
The more I hear about Duterte, the better I like him...
Duterte is doing what he needs to do to rid the Philippines of radical Islamic scum.
My church sponsors a medical mission in Mindanao, the Philippine army guards them all of the time.
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