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After Botched Raid, Philippines Tries To Reclaim A City Under Siege

Philippine security forces escort Marawi City evacuees at a checkpoint near a neighboring city on the southern island of Mindanao on Wednesday. President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law on the island, and government forces have been trying to drive militants from Marawi since they began occupying it Tuesday. (AFP/Getty Images)
Philippine security forces escort Marawi City evacuees at a checkpoint near a neighboring city on the southern island of Mindanao on Wednesday. President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law on the island, and government forces have been trying to drive militants from Marawi since they began occupying it Tuesday. (AFP/Getty Images)

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