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Philippines declares militants in Marawi ‘finished’

By Bullit Marquez | Sunday, October 22, 2017, 7:44 p.m.

One of the first battalions to be deployed in the besieged city of Marawi in southern Philippines, board a military truck as they arrive to a hero’s welcome at Villamor Air Base Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 in suburban Pasay city, southeast of Manila, Philippines. The Philippine military has begun to scale down their forces In Marawi after President Rodrigo Duterte declared its liberation following the killings of the militant leaders after five months of military offensive. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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