MARAWI CITY, Philippines — It had only been a week since Mohammad Ali Acampong finished renovating his house when bombs and bullets struck Marawi City. Two years ago, pro-Islamic State militants took ...
A photo of Marawi taken on December 4, 2017, two months after the city was retaken from Islamic State-affiliated fighters. Credit: Flickr/Bongbong Marcos The Philippine government recently marked the ...
No one lives in Sarimanok Tent City anymore. At its height, it had more than 200 families living in tents made of plastic, wood, and strengthening material. Some families resided here since they lost ...
Thousands of people remain in temporary shelters more than 18 months after Philippine troops ended a five-month conflict with Islamic militants in the southern city of Marawi that displaced close to ...
The five-month deadly conflict in the southern Philippine city of Marawi in 2017 not only left a city destroyed but also scarred survivors leaving them with nightmares that will likely haunt them for ...
Evacuees walk through makeshift homes in Balo-i township, Lanao del Norte province after fleeing the besieged city of Marawi (Oct. 17, 2017). The surprisingly protracted and intense urban war that ...
The last time Mustapha Alauya L. Pacasum saw his ancestral home standing was three years ago. The spacious three-story concrete house in his hometown of Marawi, on the southern Philippine island of ...
Olowan Magarang recalls the moment he knew it was time to flee his home in Marawi, on the southern Philippines' island of Mindanao. It was in May 2017, two days into a siege by militants aligned with ...