He said that those behind the attack were just mercenaries wanting to be recognized by the Middle East-based terror group. Following the February 2016 Butig clash with the Maute group, then-President Benigno Aquino III discounted the possibility of the Islamic State's presence in the country. Since the militant group's founding in 2013, the Philippine government has downplayed the threat of ISIS in the Philippines. The Maute group had established a stronghold in Lanao del Sur since February 2016 and was blamed for the 2016 Davao City bombing and two attacks in Butig, Lanao del Sur, a town located south of Marawi, in 2016. But the Battle of Marawi has been associated with the Maute group being its stronghold. The Battle of Marawi was a consequence of the Philippines' long struggle against terrorism, in the aftermath of September 11 attacks in the United States, against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) then linked with Al-Qaeda and now with the Islamic State. Then on October 23, 2017, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced that the five-month battle against the terrorists in Marawi had finally ended. On October 17, 2017, the day after the deaths of militant leaders Omar Maute and Isnilon Hapilon, President Duterte declared that Marawi was 'liberated from terrorist influence'. Their main objective was to raise an ISIL flag at the Lanao del Sur Provincial Capitol and declare a wilayat or provincial IS territory in Lanao del Sur. The Armed Forces of the Philippines stated that some of the terrorists were foreigners who had been in the country for a long time, offering support to the Maute group in Marawi. The militants also took a priest and several churchgoers hostage. They also occupied the main street and set fire to Saint Mary's Cathedral, Ninoy Aquino School and Dansalan College, run by the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP). Maute group militants attacked Camp Ranao and occupied several buildings in the city, including Marawi City Hall, Mindanao State University, a hospital and the city jail. A deadly firefight erupted when Hapilon's forces opened fire on the combined army and police teams and called for reinforcements from the Maute group, an armed group that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and which is believed to be responsible for the 2016 Davao City bombing, according to military spokesmen. Īccording to the Philippine government, the clashes began during an offensive in Marawi to capture Isnilon Hapilon, the leader of the IS- affiliated Abu Sayyaf group, after receiving reports that Hapilon was in the city, possibly to meet with militants of the Maute group. The battle also became the longest urban battle in the modern history of the Philippines. The siege of Marawi ( Filipino: Pagkubkob sa Marawi), also known as the Marawi crisis ( Krisis sa Marawi) and the Battle of Marawi ( Labanan sa Marawi), was a five-month-long armed conflict in Marawi, Philippines, that started on May 23, 2017, between Philippine government security forces against militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS), including the Maute and Abu Sayyaf Salafi jihadist groups. Navy SWCC (technical assistance) and Marine Raiders Ĩ7 civilians dead (40 due to illness) Coast Guard District Southwestern Mindanaoġst Special Forces Group, U.S.Coast Guard District Southeastern Mindanao.Mujiv Hataman ( Regional Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao)īedjoria Soraya Alonto Adiong (Governor of Lanao Del Sur) Joel Garcia (Officer-In-Charge of the Philippine Coast Guard )

( Chief of the Philippine National Police)Ĭommo. Edgar Fallorina ( Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force) Alvin Parreño (Commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps) Ronald Joseph Mercado ( Flag Officer-in-Command of the Philippine Navy) Pamonag (2nd Overall Ground Commander, Joint Task Force Marawi) (2nd Commanding General of the Philippine Army, 1st Overall Ground Commander, Joint Task Force Marawi, and the 1st Infantry Division) Glorioso Miranda (1st Commanding General of the Philippine Army) ( Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines)

Singapore (Intelligence and logistics support).

Israel (Intelligence support and military equipment).

Australia (Intelligence support and advisory roles).United Kingdom (Intelligence support, military and medical aid).United States (Military equipment, aid, advisory roles, and technical assistance).Marawi recaptured by the Armed Forces of the Philippines on October 23, 2017 All seven Maute brothers killed by the Philippine Army.Isnilon Hapilon, Abu Sayyaf leader and ISIL Emir in Southeast Asia killed by the Philippine Army.Martial law declared in Mindanao until December 2019.Failure of the militants to establish a provincial ISIL territory ( wilayat).

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