From GMA News Online (Oct 31): Maute straggler killed in fresh firefight in Marawi
A Maute straggler was killed in a firefight Tuesday morning with government troops at the main battle area in Marawi City.
Army Colonel Romeo Brawner, Joint Task Force Ranao deputy commander, confirmed the fatality in a text message to GMA News Onlline.
The firefight happened around 6 a.m.
No other details were available as of posting time.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines terminated its combat operations in the area last October 23 after President Rodrigo Duterte announced the liberation of Marawi on October 17.
Maute siege leaders Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute were killed by the military in an operation on October 16.
Latest data showed that a total of 47 civilians, 165 soldiers and police officers, and 920 Maute members have been killed in the firefight in Marawi City since May 23.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/631442/maute-straggler-killed-in-fresh-firefight-in-marawi/story/
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