The Siege of Marawi, the impulse to change the capabilities of the Philippine armed forces

In May 2017, Islamists of the South-Philippine Separate Groups of Abu Sajyaf and Maute occupied Marawi City in Mindanao. Five-month fighting was attended by more than 3,000 armed forces against about 1,000 jihadists. Dozens of foreign fighters took part in the fighting on the Islamists side and conf...

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Main Author: Libor Kutěj
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic 2019-09-01
Series:Vojenské rozhledy
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Online Access:http://vojenskerozhledy.cz/kategorie-clanku/ozbrojene-konflikty/oblehani-marawi