Hundreds of houses have yet to be cleared by the military in Marawi City as the Maute group planted improvised explosive devices in some of them.
According to a report by Marisol Abdurahman on Unang Balita on Wednesday, one such bomb was discovered by Armed Forces of the Philippines troopers on Friday inside one of the buildings.
The soldiers first saw a wire peeking out of an item placed at a corner. At first glance, they already knew that it was an IED.
The troopers immediately removed the IED and brought it out of the building where it was detonated.
"These are very dangerous whether from any ordnance na naiwan doon or ni-lay nila whether military grade or improvised ay nakakapatay," said Lieutenant Colonel Emmanuel Garcia of the Civil-Military Operations Joint Task Group Ranao.
The Joint Task Force Marawi said most of the injuries and deaths among government troopers are due to IEDs.
Some 600 structures have yet to be cleared in the main battle area.
"They are also using gasoline. They are using LPGs and either indigenous na nakikita nila dun sa lugar. Actually kasama pati mga pako nga," said Brigadier General Ramiro Rey of the Joint Task Group Ranao.
The battle in Marawi City entered its 64th day on Wednesday. A total of 109 government troopers and 458 members of Maute-ISIS have died so far.
Only three barangays in Marawi City are still held by the Maute-ISIS group. All these are in the center of the city.
According to latest information gathered by the military, only 70 terrorists are left fighting.
The military has not allowed residents to go back to their residences even if there are areas already cleared, to ensure their safety.
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