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Mattis praises Philippine army on Marawi City fight

By Reuters
25 October 2017   |   1:40 pm
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday praised Filipino soldiers for defeating pro-Islamic State militants in a five-month battle in Marawi City, the southern Philippines and said there were no credible allegations of human rights violations.

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