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KUALA LUMPUR -- Sunday's deadly bombing of a Catholic Mass in the southern Philippines is stoking worries over more violence in the city of Marawi, which was besieged by Islamic State-linked groups in 2017, experts tell Nikkei Asia. [1]

MANILA -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was hardly in a celebratory mood when he declared the liberation of Marawi, the southern Islamic city destroyed by one of the longest battles between government troops and terrorists. [2]

In modern soccer it is rare for coaches to be afforded time, but as Japan heads into an eighth successive World Cup it is fair to say that Samurai Blue has very much been shaped in Hajime Moriyasu’s image. [3]

Marawi liberated after five months of clashes The Islamist occupation lasted 148 days. More than 1,000 people killed, mostly rebels. Marawi's operations cost 5 billion pesos (about 95 million euros). [4]

Army controls most of Marawi city in Mindanao Only a few small areas of the city remain under jihadi control. The Filipino air force carried out its first air strikes yesterday. About 2,200 people are still trapped in the combat zone. [5]

Mindanao, Islamic leaders condemn vandalism of Marawi cathedral The ulama: "Insult to and lack of respect for Islam". [6]

Pattaya, Chonburi – March 20th, 2026 – A video circulating widely on social media shows a frustrated local man punching a well-known consistently intoxicated vagrant unconscious in the middle of a busy traffic light intersection in South Pattaya, sho... [7]

Criselda Yabes is a journalist based in the Philippines. She is author of "The Battle of Marawi," her tenth book, which was published in September. OpinionFirst Duterte crushed Marawi, now he is ignoring it ![Avatar]( [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-12-05 · 85% match

Marawi attack rekindles Islamic State fears in the Philippines

KUALA LUMPUR -- Sunday's deadly bombing of a Catholic Mass in the southern Philippines is stoking worries over more violence in the city of Marawi, which was besieged by Islamic State-linked groups in 2017, experts tell Nikkei Asia.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-10-24 · 85% match

Duterte's Marawi crisis ends but fires of extremism still burn

MANILA -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was hardly in a celebratory mood when he declared the liberation of Marawi, the southern Islamic city destroyed by one of the longest battles between government troops and terrorists.

[3] MM www.japantimes.co.jp · 2026-03-27 · 31% match

How Hajime Moriyasu has shaped Samurai Blue in his image

In modern soccer it is rare for coaches to be afforded time, but as Japan heads into an eighth successive World Cup it is fair to say that Samurai Blue has very much been shaped in Hajime Moriyasu’s image.

[4] MM asianews.it · 85% match

Marawi liberated after five months of clashes

Marawi liberated after five months of clashes The Islamist occupation lasted 148 days. More than 1,000 people killed, mostly rebels. Marawi's operations cost 5 billion pesos (about 95 million euros).

[5] MM asianews.it · 85% match

Army controls most of Marawi city in Mindanao

Army controls most of Marawi city in Mindanao Only a few small areas of the city remain under jihadi control. The Filipino air force carried out its first air strikes yesterday. About 2,200 people are still trapped in the combat zone.

[6] MM asianews.it · 85% match

Mindanao, Islamic leaders condemn vandalism of Marawi cathedral

Mindanao, Islamic leaders condemn vandalism of Marawi cathedral The ulama: "Insult to and lack of respect for Islam".

[7] TH thepattayanews.com · 2026-03-20 · 30% match

Local Resident Punches Notorious Drunk Man Unconscious at Pattaya Intersection Over Public Urination

Pattaya, Chonburi – March 20th, 2026 – A video circulating widely on social media shows a frustrated local man punching a well-known consistently intoxicated vagrant unconscious in the middle of a busy traffic light intersection in South Pattaya, sho

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-12-15 · 75% match

First Duterte crushed Marawi, now he is ignoring it

Criselda Yabes is a journalist based in the Philippines. She is author of "The Battle of Marawi," her tenth book, which was published in September. OpinionFirst Duterte crushed Marawi, now he is ignoring it ![Avatar](

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-10-20 · 75% match

After Marawi, no room for complacency

It seemed like a significant defeat for terrorism. In the week that the Philippine armed forces declared the besieged northern Mindanao city of Marawi liberated, the Islamic State in Syria lost its key stronghold in the city of Raqqa.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-10-17 · 75% match

Philippine President Duterte declares Marawi City liberated

MANILA -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday declared the besieged southern city of Marawi "liberated from the terrorist influence," a day after troops killed two militant leaders.

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