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Marawi crisis

Battle of Marawi
Part of the Moro conflict and the
Military intervention against ISIL
Bombing on Marawi City.jpg
A building in Marawi is set ablaze by air strikes carried out by the Philippine Air Force.
Date May 23, 2017 (2017-05-23) – present
(2 months and 5 days)
Location Marawi, Lanao del Sur, Philippines
8°00′38″N 124°17′52″E / 8.0106°N 124.2977°E / 8.0106; 124.2977
Status

Ongoing

Belligerents

 Philippines


Supported by:
Non-state supporters:

  • MNLF
  • MILF
    (Evacuation and humanitarian operations)

Foreign supporters:

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Commanders and leaders
Philippines Rodrigo Duterte
(President of the Philippines)
Philippines Delfin Lorenzana
Philippines Eduardo Año
Philippines Ronald dela Rosa
Isnilon Hapilon
(Abu Sayyaf commander)
Omar and Abdullah Maute
(Maute group commanders; reported dead)
Units involved

Armed Forces of the Philippines

Philippine National Police seal.svg Philippine National Police


United States U.S. special operations forces (technical assistance)
Maute group
Abu Sayyaf
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
Ansar Khalifa Philippines
Strength
3,000+ soldiers

500–700 militants

  • Maute group: 300
  • Abu Sayyaf: 60
  • BIFF: 40
  • Ansar Khalifa Philippines: 40
Casualties and losses
109 killed,
900 wounded,
60 missing
453 killed,
9 captured
119 civilians died (74 due to illness),
180,000 evacuated, 84,760 displaced
Battle of Marawi is located in Philippines
Battle of Marawi
The location of Marawi within the Philippines

Ongoing

 Philippines

Supported by:
Non-state supporters:

Foreign supporters:

Armed Forces of the Philippines

Philippine National Police seal.svg Philippine National Police

500–700 militants

The Battle of Marawi (Filipino: Labanan sa Marawi), also known as the Marawi siege (Filipino: Pagkubkob sa Marawi) and the Marawi crisis (Filipino: Krisis sa Marawi), is an ongoing armed conflict in Marawi, Lanao del Sur, that started on May 23, 2017 between Philippine government security forces and affiliated militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, including the Maute and Abu Sayyaf Salafi jihadist groups.


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