28-07-2017 13:08 via yahoo.com

'Reinforcements' caught sneaking into Philippine warzone

Philippine troops have seized 59 suspected militants trying to reinforce Islamist gunmen holed up in the southern city of Marawai who have been battling government forces for more than two months, military officials said Friday.The capture of the "suspicious persons" in the troubled Mindanao region has raised questions about how the Islamic State-inspired fighters have been able to hold out in Marawi for almost 70 days.Thirty-two suspected militants were arrested at a military checkpoint in Ipil
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