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IS hostages rescued in Philippines

Agence France-Presse 01 Jun 2017

Attack helicopters fire rockets into parts of Marawi, a Muslim city in the south of the mainly Catholic Philippines, that are still controlled by the militants fighting under the black flag of the Islamic State (IS) group. Some civilian hostages held by the IS militants have been rescued.