Philippines: rebuilding

World Watch Monitor  |  World
Date posted:  1 Jul 2018
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People in the battle-scarred Southern Philippines city of Marawi are trying to rebuild their homes and lives one year after the place was stormed by Islamist militants.

In May 2017, militants belonging to the Maute group, an affiliate of Islamic State, took over Marawi. In the following five months of fighting between the militants and government forces, 40% of the city was destroyed and 98% of the population displaced. Militants entered homes and set buildings on fire, including a cathedral and a Protestant-run college.

They also took more than a dozen Christians hostage, as Christians were a particular target for the extremists.

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